Hungary: first non-craneable semi-trailers shipped by train 
TX Logistik (TXL) is now deploying the NiKRASA system in Hungary as well. Thus non-craneable semi-trailers can be loaded in this country, too. In Budapest's rail terminal Mahart Container Center recently, the first non-craneable semitrailers were successfully loaded for the... more
Ceneri base tunnel ready for trial runs
The 15.4 km long Ceneri base tunnel it the last big building project of the Trans-Alpine rail link (Neat) in Switzerland. Before it is put into operation, the completely equipped tunnel will undergo comprehensive testing. The federal ministry for transport has now given the... more
CN: technology helps to regain network capacity
Canadian National Railways (CN) supports the government’s decision to amend the ministerial order that restricted the speed of trains carrying dangerous goods on all parts of the railway networks in Canada, thus reducing at least a third of CN’s overall network capacity for all... more
Digital tool to find free truck parking spaces
Free truck parking spaces on the A61 motorway in the Rhineland–Palatinate (Germany) are now being registered on a digital platform. This system that monitors truck parking capacities is the first of its kind to be trialled in this German federal state. Bavaria is conducting the... more
China resumes export train operations
China has resumed its export train operation after the breakout of the coronavirus crisis. Last Friday (14.2.2020), a freight train loaded with 49 containers left Dongguan, Guangdong province, north of Hong-Kong. The train is expected to arrive in the Kaluga region in Russia in... more
Galliker receives first series-manufactured e-truck
Volvo Trucks recently launched the series production of electric trucks. The Swedish truck manufacturer has now handed over the first truck of this production line to the Swiss transport company Galliker. “For us, taking delivery of our first Volvo FL-Electric is an important... more
Polish intermodal operator orders 200 freight cars
Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland has ordered 200 flat cars on 25 t axle load bogies from the Russian manufacturer UWC. The vehicles are used for the transportation of heavy-duty containers along the 1,520-mm track gauge corridor between Russia and Poland. The ordered batch... more
Take-over strengthens position in Northern Europe
Dutch forwarder Van den Bosch has acquired Swedish Willis Larsson Transport. This family-owned company, founded in 1961, has gained a strong position in the intermodal transport of dry bulk goods. With its own modern fleet of trucks and 40FT pressurised containers, Willis... more
Californian hauliers' heavy duty trucks to be fully electric
Volvo Trucks has offered a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks. In Europe, Volvo Trucks has already started sales of e-trucks for urban transports. The Volvo VNR Electric project trucks will be put into real-world commercial operations with... more
A truck for all seasons in Finland
Minus temperatures and icy roads, short days and poor visibility: Winter presents a particular challenge for both trucks and drivers. Vähälä uses the Actros 2663 as a “high-capacity truck” with two semitrailers, reaching up to 34.5 m in length and weighing 76 t in total.... more