Fleet management system for SMEs 
Impargo has closed its seed funding round with DKV Mobility, the European B2B platform for road transport payments. With the investment, the Berlin (Germany)-based start-up will develop a digital transportation management ecosystem (TME) that streamlines all essential... more
Where have the drivers come from? 
Government action eases shortage of lorry drivers in the UK – bottlenecks averted. The UK government reacted to a shortage of lorry drivers and instituted measures after Brexit to train additional road haulage specialists. The next steps, which include channelling drivers into... more
Six charging stations for e-trucks
The first public charging and hydrogen filling station in the Nordic region for heavy goods traffic has opened at the Port of Gothenburg. The station will form a new hub at the port for facilitating the transition from fossil fuels to electricity and alternative fuels for heavy... more
Transload rail park opens for business
The US short line rail road Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) has opened the Midland Logistics Park in Cabarrus County, NC. The cargo handling yard can accommodate 175+ railcars for the transloading, storing, distribution of raw materials and finished goods. The... more
Leasing locos for container and car transports
Germany-based transport company Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser (EVB) has leased two Siemens Smartron locomotives and one Vectron dual mode locomotive from Northrail. The handover of the first Smartron locomotive will take place in December 2022, with the second... more
Another player switches to TIR in GCC region
Fedex Express, has completed its first TIR operation in the GCC region. The general cargo consignment, originating in Dubai, UAE, has reached its final destination, the King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The TIR truck seamlessly crossed the Batha border in... more
Aluminium helps achieve climate goals
Aluminium manufacturer Hindalco has launched India’s first fully aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fast-track the country’s ambitious plans to modernise freight transportation and enable Indian Railways to make large carbon savings. The gleaming rakes are 180 t lighter than... more
40 t e-truck across the Arlberg pass
An eActros 300 truck participated in a series of tests as a tractor unit recently, in which it also crossed the Arlberg pass in Austria. Mercedes-Benz engineers loaded the semi-trailer to a total weight of 40 t for the test in Tyrol, which covered 111 km and overcame a total... more
Old loco – new lease of life
Wabtec has delivered a completely transformed locomotive to Canadian National Railways (CN) – the first locomotive in CN’s 50-unit order to be modernised by Wabtec. The CN locomotive was built in 2000 and over the past 22 years has hauled 20 million t of freight over 3,2 million... more
Long-haul truck with a hybrid reefer system
The Swedish long-haul forwarder Mangbergs Akeri is electrifying its fleet’s refrigeration systems with support of partner Frigoblock, a brand of Thermo King. The project includes installing FK25 electric refrigeration units on Scania V8 engine trucks, and adding Frigoblock... more