North America: from a route to a network 
US transport company Schneider is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its intermodal service offering. In 1991, Schneider launched its first route from Chicago to Los Angeles combining truck and rail transport. Today, Schneider’s intermodal network has over 45 ramps with... more
Innovative trucks to deliver cheese
Two new Renault trucks, a D WIDE 380 P4x2 and a D WIDE 320 P4x2, now complete the fleet of Swiss food producer natürli zürioberland in Saland. The vehicles are used to supply wholesalers and retailers in eastern and northeastern Switzerland with dairy products, mainly cheese.... more
Fully electric trucks arrive in Switzerland
With the delivery of three Fuso eCanter trucks to Camion Transport, Switzerland opens a new chapter in eco-friendly logistics. The brand is the world’s first fully electric truck to be developed for serial production. More than 200 vehicles are currently in daily service in the... more
UK railways: big rise in container capacity
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail finished the GBP 17 million Southampton freight train lengthening project with a series of improvements on the freight lines between Southampton Central and Redbridge. The improvements unlock more capacity at the country’s second busiest... more
More P400 routes via Gotthard
Kombiverkehr has added three new connections to its network. Effective immediately, the direct train links Krefeld – Mortara v.v., Ghent – Mortara v.v. and Rotterdam RSC – Mortara v.v. is epxanding the company’s portfolio of transport services between Germany, Belgium, the... more
First LNG stations in Germany
Rolande is expanding its LNG network in Lübeck. The 24/7 self-service fuelling facility is situated at the IDS-Q8 station on the A1 motorway and is the first LNG station in Germany to be opened in cooperation with the European fuel card provider and fuel producer IDS. With... more
More regular stops in Dourges
Transfesa Logistics has a new international rail connection in Dourges, south of Lille (France). The service began in mid-2020, with a weekly stop, in both directions, to unload containers that come from Spain. The frequency has increased and currently stops there between two... more
First Flexi-Train in Russia in operation
Russian Trans Container and divisions of Russian Railways (RZD) at Kuibyshevskaya railway arranged a train for a geared-up transportation of mineral and rape oils in flexitanks from the Republic of Tatarstan to Novorossiysk port for further dispatch to Turkey, Israel and China.... more
Two family-owned Canadian hauliers merge
Canada-based Seaboard Transportation Group intends to acquire Armour Transportation Systems. Armour is one of Canada’s leading transportation specialists with over 2,000 employees, 24 terminals and more than 4,000 pieces of equipment. Also family run, the Seaboard Transport... more
Semi-trailer for fine wood panels
Swiss timber haulier Toma Holz in Buttisholz has added a Renault Trucks T520 T6x2 with the Berliet Edition equipment to its fleet. The tractor unit of the semi-trailer is powered by a 13-litre engine with 520 hp, which has a maximum torque of 2550 Nm. The owner-managed... more