UK to be next country to test HVO 
FedEx has begun trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel to fuel five of its company-owned trucks in the UK. In November last year, the company launched the use of renewable diesel to fuel heavyweight, long-distance vehicles in the Netherlands, as a more... more
A service contract for Poland’s toll system
Kapsch Traffic Com has won the tender to provide direct customer service for the Polish electronic toll levy system E-Toll. The PLN 62.87 million (EUR 14 million) contract will run for three years from 1 February 2024. Under the agreement, Kapsch will provide customer... more
Volta Trucks to file for bankruptcy
The decision follows the recent news that Volta Trucks' battery supplier has filed for bankruptcy. This has had a significant impact on the company’s manufacturing plans, reducing the volume of vehicles that it had forecast to produce, the Volta Trucks board said. Volta... more
Stricter CO2 targets for road haulage
The EU’s environment ministers have reached an agreement (‘general approach’) on a proposal that aims to further reduce CO2 emissions in the road transport sector by raising the emissions reduction targets for 2030 and introducing new targets for 2035 and 2040. Until 2040,... more
CSX investing in digital solution
The US class I railway is further optimising its railfreight network by expanding its partnership with Siemens. The two companies will develop and implement digital solutions for railfreight services by utilising Siemens’ Controlguide Core Dispatch System (CDS) and the rail... more
12,000 km through six countries
The first China-Europe freight train from North China's Shanxi province to Spain arrived at the Abronigal railfreight station in Madrid on Monday, 16 October 2023. The maiden train left the Zhongding Logistics Park on 16 September and travelled 12,000 km through six... more
Linking Spain and France without border stop
On November, Synergy is launching an intermodal service connecting the Hutchison ports’ Best Terminal Barcelona (Spain) with the city of Toulouse (France). The railway will run three times weekly in both directions with a capacity to transport 180 teu each way. As the port... more
German vehicles to decarbonise Saudi Arabia
German vehicle manufacturer Quantron has delivered 50 electric-powered light trucks to Saudi Arabia with its Saudi partner Petromin. The Qargo 4EV model has been specially designed to make urban transport and last mile delivery as convenient and sustainable as possible. The... more
Loco pulls 6,400 t trains - even in rough terrain
RZD Logistics has delivered the first four diesel locomotives of a total of 50 units ordered to Kazakhstan. The tractor units, all 2TE25KM freight locomotives, are manufactured at the Russian engineering plant in Bryansk, southwest of Moscow, which belongs to Transmashholding.... more
EV three-wheelers made in India
At around 6 million, three-wheelers are ubiquitous in India today. However, most of these transport vehicles are not eco-friendly because they are powered by petrol (gasoline) or diesel or use natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. One Indian manufacturer, Altigreen... more