Automated train dispatch 
DB Cargo handles more than 5 million freight cars at its marshalling yards per year. Now the railfreight company is turning the München-Nord marshalling yard into Germany's first digital freight station, increasing capacity by up to 40%. Automation will enable freight trains to... more
More capacity for general cargo
In addition to three long trucks already in operation, Germany-based Güttler Logistik will now be deploying another 21 m long tractor-trailer combination consisting of a machinery wagon with a fixed body and a through-loading tandem trailer. With this new acquisition, the... more
Louisiana rail company changes ownership
US transport company Watco has acquired the Geaux Geaux Railroad. The 42 km US class III railroad runs from Slaughter to Zee in Louisiana. It currently serves Hood Container, a paper and packaging corporation. Acquiring the line opens opportunities for exploration in... more
On the way back to normality
Samskip is enhancing its presence on various rail lanes on the European continent, after a brief period of decreasing rail haulage activity between the companies’ rail terminal in Duisburg, Germany and the Northern European markets. The Danish authorities recently gave the... more
Green Switch in Latvia
New service for transporting semitrailers by rail. Trucking companies transport almost 60 million t of freight per year on roads in Latvia. Over the last five years, this freight volume increased by over 25%. In order to relieve Latvia's road network from semitrailer traffic,... more
Russian flat cars to operate in Europe
The Russia-based freight car manufacturer, UWC, has obtained the vehicle type approval for its Sggrs(s) 80ft six-axle and Sgmmns 40ft four-axle flat cars from the European Union Agency for Railways. This permit enables this rolling stock to be operated on the European railway... more
Truck2Train project launched
The non-profit association, Allianz pro Schiene, and Germany’s federal association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management (BGL) recently launched a Truck2train project in Germany. It focuses on giving small and medium-sized hauliers easier access to the... more
New truck enhances vehicle fleet
The Swiss haulage provider, Beda Steiner, has added a Renault T380 P4x2 to its fleet. The vehicle is the fourth Renault truck in the family-owned company's fleet, which comprises a total of 55 vehicles. The firm’s 85 employees provide temperature-controlled deliveries for a... more
Two Asia trains launched
Nurminen Logistics will be the first operator to operate blocktrains from Europe to India via the western wing of the international north-south transport corridor (INSTC), a 7,200 km multimodal network of ship, rail and road routes for moving freight between India, Russia,... more
European hauliers are looking to expand
Despite the challenges of the last year – new regulations, the impact of Brexit and business disruption caused by Covid - more than a third of Europe's road haulage businesses are thinking about expanding their operations into other countries, with UK leading the list, according... more