ING forecasts a 0.8 % drop in logistics activity in the Netherlands in 2012 Economy |  In the second edition of its quarterly survey of the transport sector ING forecasts a slight decrease (-0.8%) in logistics... Read more | 24/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   TNT testing an aerodynamic device in the Netherlands: 6% lower fuel consumption Green and Mobility |  TNT Express has decided to extend a test on a van semi-trailer with an aerodynamic device composed of three deflectors... Read more | 20/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   New combined Schenker road-rail service between Poland and Italy Economy |  DB Schenker has launched a new combined rail-route transport service between Poland and Italy and more precisely between Verona and... Read more | 20/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   STVA takes over Benga Autologistics in Romania Economy |  Automobile logistics company STVA (a subsidiary of SNCF Geodis 1 000 vehicles and 3 800 wagons under ownership) has taken... Read more | 19/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   DAF builds a new factory at Ponta Grossa in Brazil Products |  DAF has started work on its new assembly factory to be built at Ponta Grossa in Brazil. Mark Pigott President... Read more | 12/01/2012 | Michel Buckinx   DB Schenker strengthens in Finland Economy |  DB Schenker through the intermediary of its Finnish subsidiary Oy Schenker East Ab has taken over Finnish company Suomen Kiitoautot... Read more | 12/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   New sales head for Goodyear in Europe Products |  Goodyear Dunlop has appointed Michel Rzonzef (48) to the position of Vice-President of the Commercial Sales and Marketing Product operational... Read more | 12/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   Harrie Schippers, new president of ACEA People |  Harrie Schippers president of DAF Trucks is to be the new president of the ACEA (Association of European Automobile Manufacturers).... Read more | 10/01/2012 | Michel Buckinx   EFA-S equips UPS vehicles with electric propulsion Germany |  Elektro-Fahrzeuge Schwaben GmbH (EFA-S) has equipped UPS 7.5 tonne vehicles with electric propulsion. This follows a year’s testing with P80-E... Read more | 10/01/2012 | Michel Buckinx

Goodyear announces first HGV tyre equipped with RFID chip Products |  Goodyear has announced that it is to market a new tyre for semi-trailers the Regional RHT II RFID 435/50R19.5 which... Read more | 06/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   Hellmann takes over Hit Starintex and Hit Belgium Economy |  German logistics group Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has bought from Swedish company PostNord two of its foreign subsidiaries: Hit Starintex... Read more | 04/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   IRU doesn't rule out double-dip recession in transport within the OECD Economy |  Basing itself on the evolution of road transport indexes the IRU believes that a ‘double-dip recession’ is possible in... Read more | 03/01/2012 | Claude Yvens   STEF-TFE becomes STEF France |  The STEF-TEF group adopted a new name and European brand on January 1st : STEF. This evolution does not involve... Read more | 23/12/2011 | Michel Buckinx