4,700 lorries stopped 
In Switzerland, a total of 129,067 trucks, articulated trucks, vans, and buses were checked last year. 23,790 complaints were made. Breaches of regulations on weights and dimensions, technical defects, and non-compliance with the rules on working and rest times were the main... more
From two railroads to five in one stroke
Gulf & Atlantic Railways (G&AR) has signed an agreement to acquire three midwestern short line railroads from Midwest & Bluegrass Rail. Camp Chase Railroad, Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad and Vermilion Valley Railroad are located in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,... more
Industry urges more action for modal shift
European railfreight associations, railfreight CEOs and the European Parliament’s transport and tourism committee have endorsed a joint declaration on the need to speed up the modal shift in freight transport. The document predates a 2020 joint declaration which identified the... more
Powerful addition to the fleet
Dutch haulage company Luijendijk & van der Wal has invested in a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 4163 LS 8x4 SLT for challenging heavy-duty tasks. The 630 hp truck features a spacious Bigspace cab and Mirrorcam. The special coupling and a permissible gross combination mass of... more
LNG filling station inaugurated
Swiss truck manufacturer Iveco has inaugurated its first LNG filling station on its premises in Muttenz near Basel. The station was set up in partnership with Gasverbund Mittelland. Iveco is leasing the site, while Gasverbund Mittelland will be responsible for operations and... more
Calgary’s new transload hub to open next year
Canadian National Railways (CN), Trealmont Transport and Kaptan US have reached an agreement to develop a multimodal transload facility within CN's Calgary Logistics Park. The new logistics facility is planned to go live in Q3/2024 and will transload containers originating... more
Boosting deployment of Volta Trucks
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is engaging with Volta Trucks for EUR 40 million venture debt financing. The funding would support the roll out of the company’s Truck as a Service infrastructure over 2023-2026. The aim of the funding support is to contribute to the... more
More connections to Trieste
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now offering optimised transport solutions for maritime goods traffic between Austria and Italy. The group has been running regular rail services between Trieste and Austrian terminals in both directions for years. It has now converted a... more
IRU: now it’s up to the member states
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the provisional agreement reached between the European Council, Commission and Parliament on the alternative fuels infrastructure regulation (Afir). It is the best that could be achieved given the reluctance of member... more
Triangular traffic between four countries
TX Logistik (TXL) has launched an international triangular service for intermodal transport. The train will connect Romania, Austria, Italy, and Germany initially once a week and twice weekly from 18 April 2023. Compared to normal round trips between two destinations, the... more