Network Rail to upgrade west coast main line 
Britain's owner and operator of railway infrastructure, Network Rail, is delivering a major investment programme to reduce delays caused by overhead line failures on the busiest section of the 399 mile long west coast main line between London and Glasgow (Scotland). Much of... more
100,000th trailer built at Great Dane plant
Great Dane's manufacturing facility in Wayne NE (USA) has celebrated the completion of its 100,000th trailer. The 100,000th trailer to come off the factory’s production line was an all-new Everest SS built especially for Decker Truck Line of Ft. Dodge IA (USA), a loyal customer... more
Train service between Mozambique and Zambia resumed
After a 25 year interruption, the first train recently left the port of Beira (Mozambique) en route for Lusaka (Zambia). The train carried 1,050 t of inorganic fertilizers, according to local press reports. On next week’s return leg, the train will haul copper for export. After... more
New piggy-back train linking Belarus and Lithuania
Lithuanian Railways OJSC and Belarusian Railway plan to launch a piggy-back train (rolling motorway) between Belarus and Lithuania, according to the local press. The new transport service will be realized within a pilot project and is set to start in November. The piggy-back... more
Elvis freightweb now online
Up until now, anyone in urgent need of a truck to transport his products had to spend a lot of time on the phone with logistics service providers and understand each of their offer structures. Now Elvis AG has established an electronic freight platform called “freightweb” that... more
Quintiq to optimize DB Schenker Rail's pan-European...
Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning, will provide its optimization platform to DB Schenker Rail AG, a renowned railfreight transport provider, to integrate its rail network across Europe. DB Schenker Rail operates one of the largest freight car and locomotive... more
15,000th Krone trailer handed to Pema
The German commercial vehicle manufacturer Krone has delivered the 15,000th trailer to the truck and trailer lessor Pema. The vehicle that was handed over was a refrigerated trailer. Pema, a company founded in 1976 and based in Herzberg am Harz (Germany) has a rental fleet of... more
DB Waggonbau Niesky axing jobs
The German rolling stock manufacturer DB Waggonbau Niesky GmbH is to reduce its workforce due to a substantial decline in inbound orders for next year. This, in turn, is the result of shrinking demand for rail vehicles and their components. The company has not said how many jobs... more
Network Rail Consulting wins Australian contract
UK-based Network Rail Consulting has been appointed by Australian Transport for New South Wales as the independent safety assessor for the design and delivery of the North West Rail Link in Sydney, the New South Wales government’s high priority rail project. The company will... more
CIMC builds carbon neutral container chassis
The trailer builder CIMC Silvergreen is consistently pursuing its eco-friendly company strategy by delivering all SC03 container chassis with a carbon neutral production certificate. The firm, based in Neu-Ulm (Germany), already offers two types of vehicle that are built in a... more