Road and truck transport – Page 13

  • Siemens eHighway: Testfahrt mit Bundesumweltministerin Hendricks / Siemens eHighway: Test drive with Federal Environment Minister Hendricks
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    Siemens eHighway trial to take place in Germany next year

    2017-08-16T11:52:01Z

    Engineering and technology giant Siemens is to build a 10km overhead contact line on the German motorway system to support electrified freight transport. The line will supply power to a hybrid truck in an initial trial taking place next year.The system will be installed on the A5 Autobahn between the ...

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    Gefco starts working with VisionDrive in UK for single vehicle deliveries

    2017-08-02T16:55:54Z

    UK vehicle transport provider VisionDrive has signed a one-year rolling contract with global logistics specialist Gefco for single new vehicle deliveries across the UK. It will make more than 50 single vehicle deliveries a month for Gefco from its Sandtoft facility in Lincolnshire with a view to gaining further contracts.VisionDrive ...

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    Flash Europe announces takeover of Schwerdtfeger Transport

    2017-08-02T14:32:27Z

    Premium freight provider Flash Europe International has made another step towards its goal of doubling in size by 2020 by acquiring German company Schwerdtfeger Transport for an undisclosed sum.Schwerdtfeger is an time-sensitive premium freight distributor which reported €20m ($23m) in revenue for 2016 and manages around 70,000 deliveries per year.Flash ...

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    Russian automotive industry concerned by rising Platon toll rate

    2017-07-24T17:52:59Z

    Concerns are growing in the Russian automotive sector about the rising costs of the Platon electronic toll system, Elizaveta Korshunova, head of outbound logistics at Gaz Group, revealed at the recent Automotive Logistics Russia summit.Korshunova said the toll had already raised transport costs for finished vehicles in Russia by nearly ...

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    Volvo Cars China: A system built for growth

    2017-06-29T03:34:22Z

    [sta_anchor id="1"]Few carmakers have been moving as quickly as Volvo Cars to develop and expand their industrial footprint in China. In less than five years, the carmaker has launched two assembly plants and an engine factory, while ramping up production and more than doubling sales in the country. It has ...

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    UK’s Road Haulage Association brings case against truck cartel

    2017-06-19T16:24:31Z

    The UK’s Road Haulage Association (RHA) has invited haulage and logistics firms to sign up, free of charge, to its legal case brought before the Competition Tribunal in London, seeking compensation from a group of truck manufacturers found guilty of price fixing by the European Commission last year.In July last ...

  • Autonomous Trucks
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    Transition to automated trucks must be managed, warn trade bodies

    2017-06-02T16:28:34Z

    The potentially devastating effect of autonomous vehicles on truck drivers’ jobs means the transition to the technology will need to be carefully managed, according to a new report.There are, however, obvious benefits to automated road freight, including cost savings and safer roads, according to the new report from the International ...

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    Hub Group adds dedicated trucking arm with $306m Estenson purchase

    2017-05-31T10:14:49Z

    US-based multimodal services provider Hub Group has agreed to acquire dedicated trucking company Estenson for $306m.Hub chairman and CEO David Yeager said his company had been searching for an acquisition in this market segment for the past two years, to help it provide “a more complete multimodal solution”.Hub’s top 30 ...

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    USC looks at barges for the delivery of car volumes in Russia

    2017-05-30T11:53:12Z

    Alexey Rakhmanov (left), the director of Russia’s biggest shipbuilder, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has revealed that the company is designing river barges for the transport of finished vehicle volumes on Russia’s inland waterway network.Currently there are no such services in Russia but Rakhmanov said this could change in the near ...

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    Barnes Logistics orders 15 new trailers

    2017-05-17T17:21:42Z

    UK logistics and warehousing company Barnes Logistics is adding 15 new trailers to its fleet as it continues to benefit from a strong local automotive production sector.The company serves the UK’s motor manufacturing industry, providing Just In Time sequenced deliveries direct to lineside at major OEM's throughout the country.Managing director ...

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    Congestion costs rising for US trucking industry

    2017-05-17T11:51:27Z

    The US trucking industry faced an extra $63.4 billion in operational costs in 2015 due to traffic congestion on the national highway system, new research out this week has suggested.The latest report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) used a variety of data sources, including its GPS database, to ...

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    Rhenus looks to the regions as Russian car market gets back on track

    2017-05-10T11:50:33Z

    Russia's localisation strategy for foreign carmakers who wanted to take advantage of building their cars in a once lucrative, but more recently tanking, Russian market is bearing fruit for their logistics providers this spring, despite a long economic winter, if comments made this week at the Transport Logistics trade fair ...

  • Aankomst European Truck Platooning Challenge
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    EU truckmakers set out roadmap for platooning

    2017-05-10T11:06:06Z

    European truck manufacturer body ACEA has provided a roadmap for EU-wide truck platooning calling for a wide range of regulatory change as well as upgrades to EU roads.Speaking at the European Parliament on May 9th, Erik Jonnaert, secretary general of ACEA, said the roadmap provided an overview of the steps ...

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    Avtovaz deliveries delayed by carrier shortfall

    2017-05-05T12:51:18Z

    Deliveries of vehicles from Russian carmaker Avtovaz are being delayed by up to a week because of a shortage of car carriers, according to a report in Russian media source Vedomosti.AvtoVaz usually delivers cars in the European region of Russia within 10 days but recently, some of its deliveries have ...

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    Toyota to trial hydrogen-powered truck in LA

    2017-05-03T17:07:39Z

    Toyota is using this summer to work out the feasibility of a hydrogen fuel cell system it has designed for heavy (class 8) truck use at the US west coast port of Los Angeles. The carmaker aims to move cargo in and out of the port without emissions using the ...

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    Eastern European hauliers hit back over claims of unfair working practices by western rivals

    2017-04-26T15:51:20Z

    The leaders of four of eastern Europe’s main road haulage associations have signed a declaration aimed at resolving what they see as a distortion in Europe’s transport regulations and the principle of free movement of goods.The four business associations operate in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (also known ...

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    Penske Truck Leasing launches new platform to improve uptime, safety and compliance

    2017-04-26T15:04:21Z

    US-based truck-leasing firm, Penske Truck Leasing, has launched its Connected Fleet Solutions platform which it says can connect virtually any truck, engine configuration and telematics service provider.It will also benefit Penske’s logistics division with more than 20,000 vehicles within its truck rental and logistics fleet connected to the platform at ...

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    CDN app makes ICL deliveries more efficient

    2017-04-26T14:13:52Z

    Car Delivery Network (CDN), which provides cloud-based applications for outbound vehicle movements, has revealed it is providing real-time vehicle delivery data via its vinDeliver ePOD software to finished vehicle supply chain systems provider ICL in North America.The vinDeliver app allows drivers to collect data in the field to ePOD (electronic ...

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    Eddie Stobart raises £122m in AIM listing

    2017-04-26T11:38:16Z

    Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has officially begun trading on London’s AIM market after raising £122m ($155m).The company first announced its intention to list last month.The shares were offered at £1.60 a share, valuing the company at £572.7m on admission. In total 245m shares were sold for £392m, with existing shareholders ...

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    Groupe CAT takes full ownership of Carlson Vehicle Transfer

    2017-04-19T23:28:35Z

    Groupe CAT has announced the latest acquisition in its consolidation spree, buying the 50% in UK firm Carlson Vehicle Transfer (CVT) that it did not already own for an undisclosed sum.The stake was acquired from founder Carl Richardson, who will still provide support to the company, according to a CAT ...