New trailers to support rapid expansion 
Container logistics specialist KBC is acquiring 51 Box Liner FS10 skeletal trailers from Krone Trailer UK to support the company’s rapid expansion. The new container carriers, added to a further consignment currently on order, will grow the KBC Krone fleet to 160. Founded in... more
Rental wagons auctioned off
Operail Leasing in Estonia has sold 807 rental wagons in an auction to which more than 40 companies were invited. Twenty interested parties submitted their tenders in the various phases of the process. The majority of the wagons sold are covered with rental contracts. All... more
E-truck saves 58 t of CO2
Bakker Belgium has added the first e-truck to its fleet. The new Volvo truck will deliver around 1,800,000 kg of fruit and vegetables between Bakker’s distribution centre in Boom and Delhaize's hub in Zellik every year. The companies have also invested in charging... more
A premiere for a private railway 
Setting a new standard for timber transport solutions. The new wagons that SETG presented recently can carry 2,500 m³ of logs or 4,200 m³ of sawn timber, representing a payload of 2,300 t per train. The wagons, which at 8.8 m2 offer the largest loading cross-section of all of... more
Improving rail service for Wilhelmshaven
TX Logistik has successfully launched its new hinterland connections between Wilhelmshaven and southern Germany. Since mid-January, the rail logistics company has been running one round trip per week between the Jade-Weser Port and the rail terminals in Nuremberg and... more
GW introduces e-cargo bikes
Gebrüder Weiss is now deploying e-cargo bikes for eco-friendly deliveries to private households and companies in various Austrian cities. The e-bike can transport consignments weighing up to 200 kg and cover 80 kg per day on one battery charge. It is ridden by employees of... more
UK: a new zero-carbon end-to-end service
UK’s newest train operator Varamis Rail has joined forces with Network Rail, Eversholt, Steer Consultancy and wider logistics partners to launch a fully electric and zero carbon freight service. The service runs between Scotland and the Midlands, Monday to Friday. Targeted... more
Room for 62 pallet spaces
The new Vario Liner double-deck semitrailer is specially designed for use in hub and line haul transport. It offers up to 62 pallet spaces on two levels and, with its Code XL-certified body, is also approved for ADR transport. The curtainsider trailer was created by the... more
First 1,200 HP loco for Congo-Ocean Railways
The Belgium mechanical engineering group John Cockerill has delivered the first of four shunting locomotives to Congo-Ocean Railways (CFCO) in Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo). The vehicles were designed and manufactured in John Cockerill’s factory in Seraing (Belgium). This... more
Truck business grows by 10%
2022 ended as record year for Traton: The group sold more than 300,000 vehicles for the first time ever despite continuing pressure on supply chains and the production standstill at Man Truck & Bus which lasted for several weeks. At 305,500 (2021: 271,600) vehicles, unit... more