Modal shift to rail stalling 
BLS Cargo calls for comprehensive infrastructural improvements in Switzerland’s rail network. The private Swiss railfreight company sees a need for action in terms of construction site coordination and compensation.More parking and buffering facilities are also required at... more
First FE Electric for Isle of White
Sustainable waste management company Biffa introduces first electric skiploader. With its new 18 t Volvo FE Electric 4x2 rigid, Biffa is bringing zero tailpipe emission operations to the Isle of Wight. The vehicle has been mounted with Boughton Engineering skiploader bodywork... more
Duisport strengthening hub function
A new tariff structure in the inland port of Duisburg brings 50% savings for containers that make a stopover at the port. The new gateway tariff for railfreight in combined transport will apply from 1 January 2024. From then, loaded containers or trailers that enter the port of... more
US short line railroad changes hands
Omnitrax and West Virginia’s department of transportation have concluded a takeover of the South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR), making the entity the 26th railroad in the Omnitrax network. SBVR has thus joined the economic powerhouse Winchester and Western Railroad (WW) in the... more
Chinese cars travel multimodally to the Urals
The specialists from RZD Logistics (RZDL) handled a recent car transport on a special route by ship, rail and truck. A batch of 28 wagons was loaded into 40 ft containers and shipped by sea from Shanghai (China) to Vladivostok (Russia), where the containers were transferred... more
Professional qualities and personal characteristics
Pesbe in Germany supports hauliers and forwarders to recruit lorry drivers. The biggest problem in the logistics industry at the moment is how to find experienced and reliable drivers. The recruitment agency Pesbe has therefore developed a specialised recruiting concept... more
Ro-la to remain in operation for the time being
The Swiss government has prepared a whole new bundle of measures strengthen railfreight transport through the Alps. For example, the performance-related heavy vehicle charge (HVC) is to be adjusted to inflation on 1 January 2025 and railfreight transport on routes of less than... more
Saving thousands of minutes of delay
From now on, drone garages will be distributed along Austria’s rail network. As the first infrastructure company in Europe, ÖBB-Infrastruktur has obtained the authorisation to use drones. The vehicles can be operated without direct visual contact with the pilots. The new... more
Galliker gets first «Mega Charger»
The Swiss technology company Designwerk is adding new fast-charging stations in container format to its portfolio. Their purpose is to adapt electric commercial vehicles for long journeys without overloading the power grid. The first megawatt charging station in Switzerland is... more
Special truck to clean track beds
AH Vrij, a specialist for landscaping, excavation, and infrastructure, has commissioned a Mercedes-Benz Actros with excavator body and railway undercarriage for the maintenance of railway lines in the Netherlands and Belgium. The third-generation, family-owned company,... more