Ontario trials autonomous truck driving 
Ontario's government in Canada has budgeted CAD 3 million (EUR 2.025 million) to support retailer Canadian Tire and autonomous driving company Nuport to undertake an automated heavy duty trucking project. The two-year project is applying proprietary, artificial intelligence... more
UK freight companies launch rail service
Maritime Transport and DB Cargo UK has introduced a new railfreight service between UK’s Port of Felixstowe and the East Midlands Gateway (EMG). It is Maritime's fifth connection with the Port of Felixstowe and the second new rail service in seven days to be launched in... more
Carrier receives blue-orange rolling stock
Switzerland-based Wascosa has handed over 45 brand new Eamnos waggons to Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE) in Wustermark, near Berlin (Germany). The new rolling stock was built at Greenbrier’s manufacture location in Poland. HVLE will be using the colourful blue and orange Eamnos... more
Hydrogen for eco-friendly railfreight
Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) will employ Ballard fuel cell modules in CP's pioneering hydrogen locomotive programme. The modules will provide a total of 1.2 megawatts of electricity to power the locomotive. With this initiative, CP will develop North America's first... more
Swiss railfreight company in the red again
Following a balanced result in 2019, SBB Cargo also felt the effects of the pandemic in FY 2020. Despite a corona aid of CHF 19 million from the federal government, the Swiss railfreight operator posted a significant loss of CHF 34.7 million. Transport performance declined... more
Better rail access for Felixstowe
GB Railfreight has introduced a new daily rail service at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe connecting the UK’s largest container port with Wakefield in Yorkshire. The new service is the 13th to be operated by GB Railfreight and the 12th daily rail connection to destinations in... more
Germany promotes intelligent trailer technology
Last autumn, the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (German freight transport association, BGL) demanded that climate protection in the utility vehicle segment must not end with the tractor unit, but that it also must include options to adapt the trailers.... more
Fuso eCanter used to deliver furniture
Daimler Trucks’ Japan-based subsidiary Fuso has delivered three all-electric Fuso eCanter light-duty trucks to Ikea in Japan. It is the first home furnishing company to receive this brand. Ikea Japan operates two of the three vehicles and one is owned by logistics partner SG... more
Grangemouth receives dual-rail hub
The Scottish Port of Grangemouth has completed and opened a multimillion EUR railfreight hub with the arrival DRS’s Aberdeen freight train service. The new facility increases the capacity at Scotland’s largest port and includes a direct rail link to the port’s busy container... more
Truck stop vaccines for drivers
The National Association of Truck Stop Operators (Natso) in the USA along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need, have urged the US centres for disease control (CDC) to designate truck stops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to... more