Road Haulage

Road transport

EU policies to achieve more sustainable road transport are shaped mainly by the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy[1]. The European Green Deal aims to achieve a 90% reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emission…

Mexico City partners with C40 to decarbonise road freight

14 March 2024
by Christopher Carey
An initiative to transport freight on zero-emission vehicles has been launched in Mexico City.
Founded by Amazon and Global Optimism’s Climate Pledge[1] programme in collaboration with C40 Cities, the Laneshift initi…

Reforms for abnormal road transport in Europe move a step closer

The plenary vote to revise the EU’s Weights and Dimensions Directive (96/53) is an important step in a long campaign led by ESTA[1] – the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes. The proposals were previously ratified by the…

Parliament backs immediate smart greening of EU road transport

In today’s vote, the European Parliament’s plenary took a historic decision to support the efficiency and greening of road transport through the revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive. With no silver bullet for decarbonisation, the low-hangin…

Parliament supports heavier trucks on EU roads in plenary session

The European Parliament voted in support of longer and heavier trucks on EU roads on Tuesday (12 March), adopting its position on a new law that will also see the harmonisation of the cross-border movement of these trucks. 
The Parliament’s position o…

Biden Delivers Road Map to Electrify Long-Haul Trucking Routes

(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is rolling out its plan for deploying electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure on the nation’s freight corridors — part of a bid to decarbonize US supply chains and accelerate the adoption of…

Kuehne+Nagel to acquire Malaysian cross-border logistics company

City Zone Express is a subsidiary of Chasen Holdings Ltd., a Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed company. Headquartered in Malaysia and established in 2006, City Zone Express has over 500 employees and operates in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand…

Pall-Ex Challenges Industry To Do More For Women in Logistics

The CEO of Leicestershire-based Pall-Ex Group is calling on the logistics industry to create more career opportunities for women and support their professional development in a heavily male-dominated sector. Women make up just 15% of the logistics work…