Chief policy advisor of the International Road-Rail Combined Transport Association (UIRR) speaks exclusively to Trans.iNFO.

Rail could compete with road in terms of both price and time, says UIRR chief political adviser

Divisions need to be made between US and European digital freight markets, says a person familiar with the matter.

Insider claims turbulence in US digital freight forwarding unlikely to be repeated in Europe

JUNA Technologies CEO Matteo Oberto claims new joint venture will offer small haulage firms a risk-free means of beginning their journey towards zero-emission transportation.

CEO of new Scania & sennder JV outlines plans to accelerate electrification of small fleets

Myra McPartlin reveals how SNAP is expanding its network and enhancing lorry park security

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAshfordinternationaltruckstop%2Fposts%2F2788282444800420" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashford International Truckstop has revealed</a> that a government initiative will see HGVs redirected to Kent truckstops instead of being queued up on the M20.

Lorries in Operation Brock to be redirected to Kent truckstops

Netfeasa CEO Mike Fitzgerald reveals how new tech will bring visibility to the world’s shipping containers

Interview: Hein Oomen spells out how Zero Emissions Services aims to turn inland shipping green

Trucksters, a Spanish logistics startup, announced on Friday it is entering into the Central European market by opening a subsidiary in Poland. What's more, the company is planning to open offices in Italy and the Netherlands this year.

Trucksters opens its largest subsidiary in Poland; Italy and Netherlands to come

Spanish freight transport start-up Trucksters has announced the raising of an additional €8 million investment to the initial €6.3 million it netted in its Series A financing round in July 2021. The extra investment takes the company's Series A total to €14.3 million.

Trucksters’ Series A funding round now up to €14.3 million

Maersk has announced the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up that specialises in technology solutions for B2C warehousing in the fashion industry. This is Maersk´s third acquisition this year within e-commerce logistics, and it comes through our venture activities with Maersk Growth.

Maersk continues expansion in e-commerce logistics with its latest acquisition

Hamburg-based hydrogen tech firm Clean Logistics, who made waves back in August 2022 after announcing a whopping order for 5,000 of its hydrogen trucks, is expected to file for insolvency today. 

Hydrogen HGV company with order for 5,000 trucks to file for insolvency

trans.iNFO is delighted to announce the launch of its Ukrainian-language news and analysis service, which is aimed at Ukraine’s exporters & importers, logistics companies, and lorry drivers.

trans.iNFO launches in Ukrainian, making its service available in 8 European languages

The CMA CGM Group has launched a call for projects targeted at startups and businesses working on concrete decarbonization solutions within all areas of the French shipping industry.

CMA CGM Group announces €200 million call for startups with decarbonization solutions

Alcott Global’s Fei Yu on which IT employment trends are prevalent in supply chain

Staff at supply chain management platform Flexport yesterday received a bombshell memo containing the announcement that a whopping 20% of the company's global workforce will be made redundant.

In bombshell memo, Flexport tells staff 20% of its workforce will be laid off via email

Hungarian road freight and logistics services provider Waberer’s International Group acquired Polish haulier Link back in 2018, merging the company with Waberer's Polska in October of that year. In this interview, Barna Erdélyi, a member of Waberer’s board of directors, and Marcin Kakol, CEO of Link, look back on the merger and the years that have followed.

How did Link’s merger with Waberer’s help both companies grow stronger?

Industry united by Generation Logistics campaign to woo talent, says Logistics UK President Phil Roe

Microsoft Corp has announced the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform, which the company says shall help organizations “maximize their supply chain data estate investment with an open approach". According to the software giant, the service brings together Microsoft AI, collaboration, low-code, security and SaaS applications in a “composable platform".

Microsoft launches Supply Chain Platform with C.H. Robinson, FedEx, FourKites and Overhaul as partners

On October 4th, Alcott Global's ‘<a href="https://makersmovers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers and Movers The Chain</a>' day will see a number of events and launches. This includes the Leaders in Supply Chain Awards, the release of the ‘From Source To Sold' book, and the launch of the Alcott Global Supply Chain academy e-learning platform. In addition to this, Alcott Global will officially launch the Beta version of <a href="https://getsupplify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supplify</a>, a project focused on connecting the supply chain ecosystem.

New Supplify platform aims to connect the tech supply chain ecosystem

Forto, a provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, has announced a further expansion into Eastern-European markets with a new office based in Warsaw, Poland.

Supply chain solutions provider Forto opens Warsaw office

Digitalization of Supply Chain for Indonesian Farmers

Flexport has acquired the technology of Convoy, a defunct digital freight startup, in a move to reinstate its U.S. trucking operations. Convoy, once valued at $3.8 billion, faced financial challenges attributed to heavy debt and declining freight volumes, leading its management to decide to cease all operations last month.

Flexport acquires Convoy’s technology to boost U.S. trucking operations

ČESMAD Bohemia, the Czech Republic's main haulage association, has sounded the alarm about the country's growing HGV driver shortage. The association warns the shortage is growing by 3,000 drivers every year, and wants to see measures implemented to bring younger drivers, as well as drivers from 3rd countries, into the fold.

Czech hauliers call for faster 3rd country driver document processing

Spanish transportation company Trucksters, which provides a long-distance FTL trucking service via an AI-based relay system, has been making waves of late following the announcement of its Series A funding round bringing in €6.3 million. The investment will facilitate the company’s growth as it seeks to develop its European transport corridors.

Trucksters co-founder Gabor Balogh talks about the future of the relay system