First post-Brexit trailers in operation 
Liverpool-based container carrier operator JMD Haulage has added a further three Krone Box Liners to its fleet, bringing the Krone total to 23. The latest 'skeletal' trailers were the first 'post-Brexit' UK consignment from Krone to UK. Joining JMD's diverse fleet of 90,... more
BNSF and UP to serve hub in Texas
In the USA, transport company Watco has opened a new full-service rail, storage and transloading facility near Refugio, Texas. The Refugio Transload Terminal is well positioned to support the expanding industrial areas for bulk products, chemicals, oil and gas, wind energy,... more
Italian haulier expands vehicle fleet
The expansion continues: Following the opening of new offices in Genoa, Venice and Naples, Carbox, which is part of Tarros Group and is headquartered in La Spezia (Italy), has added 25 new vehicles to its fleet. The vehicles will continue the company's path towards innovation.... more
100 trucks as part of the deal
In Australia, Toll is partnering with Woolworths Group’s supply chain and logistics arm - Primary Connect - over the next five years to deliver goods to more than 380 supermarkets in New South Wales. As part of the agreement, Toll will invest more than AUD 24 million (EUR... more
E-trucks for decarbonisation
Contargo is serious about green logistics. The container hinterland logistics network plans to be carbon free by 2050. The company already operates fully electric tractor units at two locations. For the transport and logistics industry and the EU to achieve their ambitious... more
Albatros-Express runs to Milan
As from July 2021, TFG Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express network to include Milan and Verona. Up ten trains per week will then run between northern Italy's industrial belt and the German seaports and provide links to the western ports as well. The services to and... more
Divaca-Koper railway to be completed in 2025
Project manager 2TDK can now go ahead with the building of the new railway track between Divaca and Koper in Slovenia, after having signed a contract with the contractors chosen for the main construction works. With this signing, which took place just outside Koper, the work on... more
Electric trucks: largest order
Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) in the USA will be deploying 14 Volvo VNR Electric models on its Southern California last-mile delivery routes by the end of 2022. For Volvo Trucks North America the deal represents the largest single purchasing commitment for electric... more
Jost launches new social media format online
Jost presents its new social media format JostTruck Stop: As from May 2021, Jost World, a manufacturer and supplier of security related systems for utility vehicles, will publish a new clip every two weeks on the group's social media channels on YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.... more
More block train services to Europe
Ceva Logistics has introduced a new weekly train-ferry service from China to UK. The route's pilot shipment left Xi'an (China) by block train on 18 March 2021, bound for Kaliningrad (Russia), where the cargo was reloaded the same day onto a ferry that arrived in Immingham on 6... more