A start-up for green trucks 
Over the last two years, the Hylix-B project created by the ministry of the environment of Baden-Württemberg (Germany), has built a fully electric 26 t truck with fuel cell drive and a range of 500 km. Now a company named Iontrak has been founded to develop, industrialise,... more
Intertruck is sold to Turkey
UK-based Unipart Group has sold its Intertruck business to the 1950-founded group Sampa. Mike Ferris, Unipart International managing director explained the reason for the transaction: "Unipart continues its focus on growth in strategic markets outside of the heavy... more
From research to logistics practice
In city logistics, emission-free vehicles are on the increase. In Germany, Dachser Group is entering the second phase of its "emission-free delivery" programme. The freight forwarder and logistics provider currently runs twelve emission-free inner-city delivery areas... more
Three industry veterans to join advisory board
Awery Aviation Software (Awery) has appointed Arnaud Lambert, Ariaen Zimmerman and Pascal Morvan to its advisory board. The three executives bring a combined 74 years of information technology (IT), air cargo, and airline experience, as Awery continues to roll out Cargo Booking,... more
Prestigious awards for eco-friendly hauliers
German hauliers Götz Transport and Dankerts Spedition won prizes for the greatest CO2 reduction and the highest score for eco-friendly driving in 2022: nearly 11,000 drivers from 75 companies with 131 teams and around 7,000 vehicles took part in Add Secure’s Eco-Driving... more
More cool capacities at Charles-de-Gaulle
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has opened two new cool rooms for pharma 15-25°C at its Paris CDG hub. They have a total capacity of 128 EUR pallets, besides dedicated oversize shipment capabilities, spread over 160 sqm. Next to these CRT cool cells, a dedicated 2-8°C pharma... more
VRR delivers 100th air horse stall to Jettainer
Jettainer and VRR, a provider of ULDs, recently celebrated their long-standing collaboration with the 100th air horse stall. Jettainer, which handles approximately 100,000 ULDs at 500 locations, regularly refines its service and portfolio to meet the needs of its customers.... more
Lorry park renews safety certification
On Turtle has renewed its level 2 certification from the Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) at its lorry park in La Jonquera in Catalonia, Spain. With this endorsement, the European professional transport services company has reaffirmed its commitment to safety... more
Kukla UK and Portugal going green
The logistics companies Kukla UK and Kukla Portugal, which both belong to the Robert Kukla Group based in Munich, will be joining forces to focus more on environmental logistics solutions in traffic between the two countries. Starting in February 2023, customers can access a... more
The safest area for drivers
Durham is the police force area in England and Wales with the lowest number of speeding offences per capita, according to research from International Drivers Association. Durham has the fewest annual speeding offences per 1,000 residents at just 0.95. South Wales and North... more