Vehicle fleet to be equipped with solar panels
DHL Express is installing solar panel units on 67 trucks within its pickup and delivery fleet in USA. The solar technology is expected to reduce CO2 emissions for each vehicle by 1,000 kg per year, also lowering both fuel and maintenance costs. Trailar’s solar system... more
Increased transparency for transport services
The Lithuanian haulier is pushing ahead with digitalisation: Girteka has launched real-time visibility solutions for all its customers, irrespective of the size of their route networks. The company’s digitalisation strategy will allow the road transport provider to share the... more
Rail service for car maker launched
DB Cargo UK has commenced a new international rail freight services from Toton in Nottinghamshire, UK, to Valenciennes in Northern France for automotive manufacturer, Toyota. This follows the construction of a new, automotive transfer facility in the East Midlands and... more
Special equipment is available
Additional options for pre-carriage requirements in transport to the western ports. more
US short line rail road now in service
Missouri Eastern Railroad (MER), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jaguar Transport Holdings, began rail operations on 1 March 2022. It owns 70 km of track located in the western portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area and has leasehold rights to 15 km of adjacent track owned by... more
New member for UK's ADR network
M&H Logistics has joined Hazchem Network, the UK’s only pallet network for the carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR). The Scottish haulier has taken over the areas previously covered by Depot 37 Burns Express after it decided to leave the network. M&H Logistics... more
IRS to focus on "innovating rail"
The 11th International Railway Summit (IRS), which will be organised in association with the International Union of Railways (UIC), will take place in Berlin (Germany) on 30 May – 1 June 2022. The topic will be ‘Innovating rail for people, planet and prosperity’. The... more
Attracting Eurasian transit container transportation
Intermodal operator Trans Container has signed a three-party agreement on cooperation with two Chinese forwarders to make transit container transportation from China to Europe more attractive and competitive. The agreement was signed on the Chinese side by Shandong Jitie... more
Many trucks en route in Ukraine
Besides citizens and refugees, many truck drivers are also trapped in Ukraine. The flow of vital goods, including food, water and medicine, is being severely affected because of Putin's war in Ukraine. Humanitarian conditions are dire in many places, the international Road... more