Special truck to clean track beds 
AH Vrij, a specialist for landscaping, excavation, and infrastructure, has commissioned a Mercedes-Benz Actros with excavator body and railway undercarriage for the maintenance of railway lines in the Netherlands and Belgium. The third-generation, family-owned company,... more
Rerouting cargo in Central Asia
In Turkmenistan, construction has begun on the new railway line between Darbaza (Turkmenistan) and Maktaaral (South Kazakhstan). With a length of 152 km, the line will also include a new checkpoint across the Kazakh-Uzbek state border. It will enable carriers to move cargoes... more
Rhino Express bolsters Scottish network
The Glasgow-based distribution and warehousing business has joined both the Pall-Ex and Fortec pallet networks as a new shareholder member. Rhino Express will be covering the Kilmarnock and Paisley postcodes in Western and Southwestern Scotland. It will also gain access to a... more
Designing trucks for agriculture
In Germany, special vehicle manufacturer Paul and sales specialist Lankhorst have joined forces to offer trucks for contractors and businesses in the agricultural sector. The basic chassis of the vehicle will be supplied by Daimler Truc, while Lankhorst Nord, as part of the... more
Basque Rail Network to get modern ERTMS
Thales has secured a contract with Euskal Trenbide Sarea (ETS-RFV) to install the first ERTMS Level 1 automatic train protection system on the Basque Euskadi network. With a budget exceeding EUR 13 million, this project marks the initial step in replacing the existing... more
Championing intermodal options 
102 new wagons for Mercitalia Logistics. Road haulage doesn’t always have to come out on top. Mercitalia Logistics, a subsidiary of FS Italiane, confirmed its collaboration with the supplier Ermewa recently by signing a long-term lease agreement for rolling stock, thus paving... more
Fully automatic maneuvering improves efficiency
The test run with a fully automated shunting locomotive has been completed at Jade Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The project is supported by the German federal ministry for digital and transport as part of the Shunting Terminal 4.0 research project. The test run... more
BGL: drive transition at an impasse
Germany’s Federal Association for Road Freight Transport, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) has called for further efforts to improve the framework conditions for the climate transition in road freight transport. Less than one per 1,000 of all trucks in Germany are electric.... more
Swiss Freight transport performance weakens
Freight transport performance in Switzerland increased only by only 0.2% in 2022 compared to the previous year. This is less than the real gross domestic product (GDP), which increased by 2.6%. According to the latest federal statistics, freight transport in Switzerland has been... more
Saving 150,000 litres of diesel per year
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has supplied Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling (RCCB) in California with 20 zero-emission, battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors. The vehicles operate with a tank-to-wheel 100% all-electric capability and will reduce diesel fuel... more