Road
Without significant action, the shortage of truck drivers is projected to double by 2028 due to the growing age gap, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU)’s latest report. A survey of more than 4,700 trucking companies in the Americas, Asia and Europe – found that the share of drivers under 25 continues to remain low at 12% or less.
In many regions, one of the reasons for the low share ...
[+]
Eurotunnel operator Getlink has welcomed the signing, on 19 March by France's secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity of a decree against social dumping on cross-Channel maritime transport.
This law, which incororates a minimum salary for sailors on routes between France and England.
Adopted by ...
[+]
Europa Road has signed a partnership with Raben Group for services to and from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. The Dartford-based groupage operator will run daily to Raben’s central hub in Rokycany, Czech, from where connections operate daily to Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Raben ...
[+]
The Multimodal supply chain industry event will have a focus on how net-zero targets can be achieved this year with the bulk of this year’s conference programme focusing on sustainability, with keynotes from speakers including Amazon, Pledge, Zeus and the Smart Freight Centre.Amazon will explain ...
[+]
DFDS is to introduce electric trucks to its operations in the UK, Ireland and Norway as part of an expansion of its fleet. The Danish logistics company has ordered another 100 Volvo FH Electric and FM Electric trucks to almost double its fleet to 225 ...
[+]
LeShuttle Freight carried its 35 millionth truck under the Channel on 13 March. Since 1994, more than 750 million tonnes of goods have been transported via the tunnel aboard one of the 15 truck shuttle trains which carry 25% of the goods exchanged between the ...
[+]
Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has pledged to use only battery electric vans and cars for local cargo collections and deliveries and passenger travel at its London Heathrow headquarters. The company says that the move is a key pillar of its global social responsibility ...
[+]
European road freight specialist says that its Dublin office – which celebrates first anniversary – has helped its customers deal with the challenges of freight between the UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the rest of the EU.
Regional manager Jamie Hedgecox, said that following ...
[+]
France’s Modalis Group has developed a lightweight swap-body with greater interior volume rail-road freight:
Designed in collaboration with the Belgian engineering firm Agesia, the unit is made from special steels and an innovative composite material that will be previewed at the JEC World 2024 trade fair ...
[+]
The European Commission says it plans extend its road transport agreements with Ukraine and Moldova while updating that with Ukraine.
The original agreements, signed in June 2022 and later extended until end of June 2024 give bilateral transport rights to Ukrainian, Moldovan and EU hauliers in ...
[+]
« Back
More »
