400 Actros trucks for Primafrio in Spain 
The Spanish forwarding agent Primafrio has ordered 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The units are intended to modernise the fleet of this company that specialises in the transport of refrigerated goods. The reliable semi-trailer Actros tractors from Mercedes are now set to make... more
50 Kögel Megas and 15 container chassis for Kloiber
Kloiber GmbH, based in Petershausen near Dachau and the largest container logistics company in Bavaria (Germany), is incorporating 50 new Kögel Mega semi-trailers and 15 Kögel Port 40 Simplex into its fleet. The new container chassis will be used in the company’s container... more
CSX goes ahead with plan for Pittsburgh intermodal facility
CSX and its transportation and intermodal terminals subsidiaries plan to design and build a new intermodal facility in McKees Rocks and Stowe Township near Pittsburgh PA (USA). The platform will utilize CSX's National Gateway project, an USD 850 million public-private... more
UIC launches European Capacity4Rail project
The Capacity4Rail project, co-funded by the European Commission, has held its kick-off meeting in Paris. It was attended by around 70 participants representing 46 European partners from 13 countries in Europe and Turkey. The four-year project, addressing the issue of railway... more
Volvo Group to optimize truck manufacturing in Europe
The Volvo Group (Sweden) has made a directional decision to implement changes in the European industrial structure for truck manufacturing. The group's intention is to, step-wise over the next two years, relocate cab trim operations from Umeå to Gothenburg (both Sweden), to... more
Production of DAF trucks starts in Brazil
The vehicle constructor Paccar has just opened its new 30,000 sqm DAF factory in Brazil. Premium-quality DAF XF, CF and LF vehicles will be assembled there for the Brazilian and South American markets. The over 6 t truck market in Brazil is projected to be more than 140,000... more
Transmashholding starts locomotive delivery to RZD
The first two TEM TMH shunting locomotives produced by Bryansk Machine Building Factory have just left for Likhobory Depot, Moscow Railroad. The construction of TEM TMH shunting locomotives with AC/DC electric transmission is a joint project that has been realized with CZ Loko... more
German railway industry sets new order record
The German railway industry landed orders for a record-breaking EUR 8.7 billion in H1/2013. The new record is an unexpected plus of more than 47% compared to the same six months in 2012. Two major orders for trains and locomotives made a substantial contribution to the... more
CSX increases intermodal volume above general economy
CSX, a transport provider based in Jacksonville FL (USA), increased merchandise and intermodal volume growth above the general economy in Q3/2013. Revenues of USD 3 billion resulted from higher volume and pricing gains in merchandise and intermodal which offset continued... more
Kenworth delivers 50,000th truck to Rodney’s Transport
The Australian commercial vehicle manufacturer Kenworth has delivered the 50,000th truck from its Bayswater plant in Melbourne to Rodney’s Transport Service, based in Wagga Wagga NSW (Australia). The lorry is powered by a Cummins ISXe5 engine, producing 550 hp and 1850 lb/ft of... more