Road and truck transport
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NewsKuehne + Nagel consolidates cross-dock services on US-Mexico border
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has doubled capacity on its US-Mexico cross-dock serivces at a new facility in Laredo, Texas.
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AnalysisCompact bumper packaging halves truckloads and emissions
A compact packaging solution for bumpers reduces freight costs, storage needs, and CO₂ emissions while simplifying assembly.
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FeatureAudi’s future supply chain: Designed to combine logistics, automation and people
Dieter Braun knows where Audi’s supply chain and logistics should develop over the next decade, even if technology and conditions vary by plant and region.
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AnalysisBMW pioneers hydrogen-powered trucks to transform European freight
BMW’s H2Haul pilot launches hydrogen fuel cell trucks across Europe, enhancing logistics efficiency and sustainability with rapid refuelling and innovation in energy systems.
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FeatureNavigating turbulence in supply chains with the human touch
Automation enhances logistics, but human expertise ensures flexibility, resilience, and seamless supply chain operations in a volatile market.
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NewsDaimler Truck wins VDA logistics award for electrifying inbound logistics
Daimler Truck is scaling e-trucks for inbound logistics in Germany, cutting emissions with its Electrify Inbound Logistics project by 2026.
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FeatureFlexis leverages Renault-Volvo-CMA CGM network for European EV supply
Flexis is localising European EV van production, leveraging nearshoring, battery sourcing, and shared platforms to cut costs and emissions.
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NewsToyota ready to ship US-made batteries for local electric vehicle production
Toyota is building its own lithium batteries in the US for the first time and will begin with deliveries for Camry hybrid production at the Kentucky plant from April
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NewsJack Cooper winds down after GM relationship ends
Jack Cooper’s workforce faces uncertainty as it winds down operations, following troubled relationships with its OEM clients GM and Ford.
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NewsJohn Perkovich takes over as RPM’s president of North America
John Perkovich is moving to become president of RPM Freight Systems in North America as company founder Barry Spilman steps back from his CEO role
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NewsHödlmayr using Mercedes-Benz etruck for Magna shuttle service in Austria
Hödlmayr is moving vehicles made at the Magna Steyr plant in Austria to its nearby vehicle compound.
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NewsDuvenbeck and MAN support VW Group goTOzero logistics strategy
Duvenbeck plans to put up to 120 electric trucks supplied by MAN Truck and Bus into service for VW Group Logistics in Europe by 2026
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NewsMercedes-Benz Trucks hands over first units of eActros 600 electric truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has started handing over orders of the eActros 600 truck to customers that will include its own logistics providers from Q2 next year
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NewsHyundai deploys Xcient hydrogen fuel cell trucks in US
Hyundai’s joint venture with Glovis America has started using its fleet of 21 Xcient hydrogen fuel cell trucks for inbound logistics at its EV metaplant in the US state of Georgia
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VideoRed Sofa | Daimler Truck’s digital strategy to track supplier risk
Marion Gillich, head of supplier risk management, Daimler Truck talks about using AI to assess supplier risk through tier-n at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe.
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NewsDaimler Truck begins eActros 600 etruck production in Wörth
Daimler Truck is making the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 at Wörth using etrucks to deliver the parts from Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim.
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NewsEuropean vehicle haulers under the lash from overnight VDI regulations
Car haulers and equipment makers in Europe are calling on OEMs and police for leniency in enforcing rules on load attachment.
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NewsDräxlmaier to use first MAN electric truck for Porsche battery deliveries
Dräxlmaier is using the first etruck from MAN Truck & Bus for battery deliveries to the Porsche Leipzig plant in Germany for the Macan Electric model.
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NewsBMW using etrucks for inbound battery deliveries to Leipzig plant
BMW is using two fully electric trucks operated by Rudolph Logistik Gruppe to move battery cells and modules to its Leipzig plant in Germany.
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NewsImpact of Hurricane Milton on auto operations not as severe as Helene
Finished vehicle operations are returning to normal at terminals in Florida following Hurricane Milton but full operational assessments are still being made