Bruno Mandrin has been named as Director of Geodis Calberson, the parcels/express division of the Geodis group. He was previously Deputy Director of the Parcels division. This division employs 11,000 »»
Deutsche Post DHL has announced results for 2009 which exceeded expectations. The EBIT reached 1.47 billion Euros against a forecast of 1.35 billion. Net consolidated profits stood at 644 millions Eur »»
German trailer manufacturer Krone is offering the new Cool Carrier. This is a new box for vans and trailers. The box length varies between 6,100 mm and 10,600 mm. They are available in multi-tempera »»
On August 1st 2010, Paul Joosten (photo) will succeed Georges Rietbergen in the position of General Manager Goodyear Dunlop Tires Benelux. The latter becomes Managing Director Goodyear Dunlop Tir »»
TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH will be present at SITL 2010 in Paris (23 to 26 March). The company will be showing its new TC eBid ‘calls for tender’ platform, specially developed for th »»
Renault Trucks is launching a new communications campaign called Renault Trucks Deliver. The campaign is aiming to recall the utility and value of trucks. Renault is also reminding people of the econo »»
The robotised Optitronic gearbox, originally marketed on the Renault Midlum, is now being made available on Renault Trucks’ Premium Distribution range. The French manufacturer is offering the&nb »»
In 2009, ICT Holland Transport (Oss) opted for GreenCat TopIQ on-board computers. At the beginning of 2010, the Dutch company has added GreenCat’s TMS Cat4RoadHaulier. ICT Holland Transport carr »»
The Road + Rail Deutschland branch of logistics services provider Logwin is selling its tank and silo activities to German company Greiwing logistics for you GmbH. The sale will be effective on April »»
The management of the DSV group considers the financial results for 2009 to be satisfactory. Turnover reached 36,085 million DKK (4.8 billion Euros) against 37,435 million in 2008 with operating profi »»
European logistics supplier TDG has just acquired Hungarian 4PL company RRS Logistics. This transaction fits into the group’s expansion strategy for the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. T »»
The Presidency of the IRU has adopted the objectives of the UN on road safety, entitled ‘A Decade of Action on Security on the Roads, 2011 – 2020’. The UN programme aims to widen th »»
The future engines destined to equip medium tonnage European manufactured trucks will be assembled in the Renault Trucks factory at Lyon-Vénissieux. This new development is a result of the deci »»
Geodis has just acquired the Bertola Servizi Logistici company, a major logistics player with 92 members of staff and a turnover of 60.9 million Euros annually. With a high degree of recognitio »»
Logistics specialist Greencarrier has just opened its first centre in , through the recent acquisition of NTN Denmark A/S. The enterprise thus has an installation in Copenhagen and has two offices, on »»
On the occasion of its annual conference on road safety, held in Prague, the ASECAP – European Association of Motorway Operators – presented encouraging results achieved over the pas »»
In the light of the success of the Renault Magnum in its ‘Route 66’ livery, shown for the first time in the spring of 2009, Renault Trucks has decided to market the model as a special edit »»
The European freight forwarding index published by Danske Bank indicates that freight volumes are returning to more normal levels at the beginning of 2010 (the index stands at 58 in January 2010 again »»
Following the acquisition in 2008 of Greencat TopIQ on board computers, Dutch transport company Beets is continuing to upgrade its computer systems by integrating TMS Cat4RoadHaulier. This solution, p »»
Transics International (Ypres) has published its results for 2009. Turnover amounted to 35,947,000 Euros (against 43,679,000 Euros in 2008, a decrease of 17.7 %), a result ‘in line with forecast »»
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