Girteka banking on Chereau technology 
Decarbonising road haulage is a complex issue. It is not enough to introduce alternative fuels; companies need to cooperate and share their knowledge and best practices. Although the obvious solution to reduce the road transport sector’s carbon footprint seems to lie in... more
Investing billions of francs in road network
Switzerland is planning to spend around CHF 2.8 billion on the construction, expansion, maintenance, and operation of its national road network this year. The federal department of the environment, transport, energy and communications (Detec) approved the "2023... more
Cessation of Covid-19 subsidies leads to loss
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo closed the year 2022 with a loss of CHF 187.4 million, having generated a profit of CHF 1.1 million in 2021. The reason for this downturn is attributed to the cessation of the Covid-19 subsidies which the company had previously received from... more
Eleven new trucks added to fleet
Pallet Plus in UK has recently taken delivery of eleven new MAN trucks and in doing so has strengthened its dedicated palletised goods delivery and collection service. Specifically, Pallet Plus has added one 12 t TGL, seven 18 t TGM, one 26 t TGS rigid and two TGX 44-tonne... more
Key safety measures towards zero accidents
The US railfreight industry has announced a set of steps it is taking in its drive towards a future without incidents and injuries. It aims to ensure that accidents like the collision and derailment of a BSNF fuel train in East Palestine (Texas) last month never happen again.... more
Now it's time for a full spring checkup
Snow, ice, rain and storms - trucks can be damaged during the cold season. Therefore, it is important to get the truck ready for spring. The most important thing is to remove salt and rust from the underbody and paint, in cavities or edges, European mobility service provider... more
War-torn Ukraine to receive confiscated cars
Latvia has launched a special transport project - the government in Riga is having cars that have been confiscated transferred to Ukraine. The cars were seized because the drivers drove in a drunken state with over 1.5 per mille. About 200 cars were confiscated in the last... more
Creating an alliance to combat climate change
Ceva Logistics, Engie and Ssanef have launched the European Clean Transport Network Alliance (ECTN Alliance) to decarbonise road freight transport. The alliance brings together experts in logistics, transport and energy, and aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of long-haul... more
Record cargo volumes for South Central Railway
India’s South Central Railway’s freight performance continues its upward trend. As of 8 March 2023, SCR scaled a new peak by achieving cumulative freight loading of 122.628 t. The current year’s volumes are 12% above the same period last year. According to SCR, the network... more
Bauxite line to receive 244,000 steel sleepers
Guinea is estimated to possess more than a quarter of the world’s supply of bauxite. As it continues to increase its export capacity, it needs to upgrade existing freight lines. As a first step, a railway line at a bauxite mine will be modernised. To this end, the Guinea... more