Trial runs for automated braking system 
German rail logistics company VTG and Siemens are jointly testing an innovative brake monitoring system (BMS) for automated brake testing on each wagon of a train. The system is expected to improve safety and increase efficiency. The trial is already underway and will... more
Army orders 879 trucks at a stroke
Truck manufacturer Daf has received a large order from the Belgian Armed Forces, comprising the delivery and service of 879 all-wheel-drive CF Military trucks. Delivery of the first vehicles is planned for 2022 with the last vehicles to be produced in 2025. The order... more
Prizes for sustainable transport
No fewer than four companies have been honoured with the prestigious eco performance award in logistics: In the SME category, the prize went to Swiss freight forwarder Schöni. The carrier relies on alternative drive concepts and intermodal transport. Schöni wants to be the first... more
A continental network
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) have entered into a merger agreement, under which CP has agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of USD 29 billion. Following final approval from the surface... more
Moveo ergo sum
LTE logistics & transport Europe is adding yet more rolling stock to its fleet: Siemens recently delivered the first of two more Vectron locomotives, model A35. Delivery of the second locomotive is scheduled for May. Both are intended for use to and from Italy. Besides... more
Grocery retailer to go electric
Volvo Trucks is supplying a fully electric truck to ICA Sweden, as it begins its transition towards electric transport. The truck will deliver refrigerated goods in the Stockholm city area. Apart from being fossil free, the Volvo FL and Volvo FE Electric vehicle... more
Overnight network grows
Railfreight company DB Cargo has been operating its door-to-door service EVplus between Hamburg and Cologne (Germany) since summer 2020. Seven new domestic routes will be added this year.The Hamburg–Mannheim, Hamburg–Berlin, Hamburg–Stuttgart and Bremen–Stuttgart connections... more
Efficient tool to administer master data
The KV 4.0 project, which aims to digitalise intermodal supply chains from beginning to end, has been completed. Now, an operating company will be created to market the data hub resulting from the digitalisation project.The industry representatives involved in the project were... more
More vehicles for Swiss goods transport
Swiss transport company Hugelshofer, from Frauenfeld, has expanded its vehicle fleet with four Renault Trucks T480 P6x2s and seventeen Renault Trucks T460 P4x2s. They will be used for goods transport all over Switzerland.With the new vehicles the transport and logistics company,... more
1,000 flat cars for intermodal network
Intermodal operator Trans Synergy has ordered 1,000 large-capacity container flat cars from Russian freight car manufacturer UWC. The rolling stock will be delivered in 2021. This is the companies' second deal: 360 similar container flat cars were delivered to Trans Synergy last... more