ZTO Express to optimise its logistics network 
The Chinese transport company ZTO Express has received 400 autonomous heavy-duty trucks that were developed in collaboration with the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (DFCV). The trucks are equipped with Inceptio’s advanced autonomous driving technology,... plus
Paris se rapproche de la mer 
MSC construit un terminal multimodal au nord de la capitale française. Près de la capitale française seront offerts dans quelques mois des services faisant partie du portefeuille de terminaux maritimes. La nouvelle installation à Bruyères-sur-Oise mise sur les liaisons avec... plus
Platform to improve e-trucks supply
DAF Trucks has joined forces with the HDV Booking to increase the availability of fully electric HGVs for long-haul transports, for instance with the DAF XF Electric model. HDV Booking is a new consortium that includes providers of charging facilities, card reader systems,... plus
LTG Cargo to make operations more sustainable
The Lithuanian freight carrier has developed a fuel saving plan and is acquiring electric locomotives. The fuel plan will reduce diesel fuel consumption by 6 t a week, enough to fill the fuel tanks of about 120 cars. The new electrically powered locomotives will save about... plus
More and more freight shifted to rail
Businesses and freight companies in New Zealand shipping their goods by rail saved nearly 230,000 t of CO2 emissions in the last financial year compared with the emissions that would have been created carrying those products by trucks, Kiwi Rail’s latest data shows. Rail also... plus
Green truck collects dirty waste
The US waste management company Recology is testing North America's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse collection vehicle in San Francisco, CA (USA). The truck was developed in partnership with New Way Trucks and Hyzon. Recology will be the first waste and... plus
Subsidies for services and not for companies
The revision of its freight transport act and temporary bridging finance for single wagonload transport are to modernise the country’s freight transport sector and promote multimodal services, said transport minister Albert Rösti at the general assembly of the Swiss Shippers’... plus
An e-truck for long-haul beer deliveries
The Swiss brewer Feldschlösschen used an e-truck for its beverage transport operations for the first time in 2013. It has gradually extended its fleet to a total of 20 fully electric Renault Trucks since then, recently adding a 44 t Renault Trucks E-Tech T. With its six... plus
Croatian manufacturer modernises Slovakian locos
The Slovakian railfreight operator ZSSK Cargo plans to modernise ten more 742.6 series locomotives, which are a complete upgrade of 742 series locomotives to the Effi Shunter 1000M type with the Czech manufacturer CZ Loko. Only the frame and the undercarriage of the original... plus
Adding a flatbed specialised division
The US transport company AMX Trucking has expanded its fleet with the addition of a new flatbed specialised division to complement its existing fleet services, which include dry van, refrigerated, drayage, tanker, and intermodal. The new division enhances AMX's services by... plus