Of boilers and refrigerators 
Holleman has expanded steadily across Eastern and Central Europe since it launched its activities in Romania in 1997. It now has branches in Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Hungary and Ukraine. After a management buyout in 2003, the company P. Schwandner Transport + Logistik, from... more
Burnt Tree launches temperature-controlled vehicle rental 
The UK’s largest independent vehicle rental company, Burnt Tree has launched Refrigerental, a brand-new dedicated temperature-controlled vehicle rental operation. The new service is available through the company’s 19 locations in Great Britain. All the refrigerated vans and... more
Canada to reduce locomotive emissions
The Canadian rail sector and the country's government have extended their voluntary agreement to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) and monitor criteria air contaminants emitted from locomotives operating in Canada. The president and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada and the... more
One in five inspected commercial vehicles unsuitable
Commercial vehicle inspectors across North America completed more than 73,000 truck and bus inspections during 72 hours of Roadcheck 2013. Almost 47,800 of the spot checks were the most comprehensive roadside inspection, in which vehicles and drivers are assessed for violations... more
United Wagon and Wabtec sign JV agreement
United Wagon Company (UWC) and Wabtec Corporation (USA), a leading global producer of railcar brake systems and related products, have signed a joint venture agreement to introduce the latest technology in heavy haul railway components into the Russian and CIS freight... more
A colossus takes a trip
An 82 m ship, two giant cranes, three heavy goods transporters, and all sorts of logistics equipment was needed for two special vehicles to move a 2,500 t servo press for the manufacturing of automotive parts to a production plant in nine days. more
IRHA calls for action on alleged illegal haulage
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has called on the relevant enforcement agencies to act and eradicate alleged illegal haulage activities which have taking place for several weeks around the Foynes area of Limerick. Despite the association repeatedly informing the Gardaí... more
TIR guarantee restriction only for Siberian and Far Eastern
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has just been informed that the additional guarantee measures foreseen by the FCS RF shall only apply in Russia’s customs offices subordinate to the Siberian and Far Eastern regional customs departments. The IRU therefore counts on... more
Green Cargo launches new Sweden-Norway rail link
The Swedish freight railway Green Cargo has opened a rail link for hauling truck trailers and containers from Trelleborg and Malmö in Skåne (Sweden), to Alnabru on the outskirts of Oslo (Norway). Green Cargo will operate these intermodal trains three times per week with... more
Rail Cargo Group starts new Koper-Munich train service
Austria’s Rail Cargo group has started a new train service, known as the Minga shuttle, to link southern Germany to the port of Koper (Slovenia). The train stops at the Villach terminal in Kärnten (Austria) before continuing to Munich. The Minga shuttle offers five round trips... more