http://www.truckeurope.net/rss.php Stay informed of recent news through RSS feeds http://www.truckeurope.net/ups_withdraws_its_offer_for_tnt_express_54750-en-221-187328.html ]]> UPS has announced via a press release that it is withdrawing its offer for TNT Express after the European Commission had made it known that it would not give its approval for this takeover. TNT Express regrets that this merger will not take place convinced that it would have been beneficial to both parties. ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:56:26 GMT pooms@mmm.be (Peter Ooms) http://www.truckeurope.net/hoyer_takes_over_the_bulk_division_of_de_rijke_54316-en-128-186626.html ]]> Hamburg group Hoyer has confirmed a process which has been much talked of for many weeks by buying the ' bulk liquids' business of De Rijke. This business involves 240 jobs spread over 5 sites (Gothenborg in Sweden  Preston Brook in the UK Moerdijk in the Netherlands Le Havre in France and Piacenza in Italy). ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:50:51 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/longer_and_more_areodynamic_vehicles_more_and_more_likely_54230-en-157-186486.html The European Commission has just published a communication on the Cars 2020 plan which is the programme designed to ensure the competitiveness of the European automobile industry while strengthening efforts to reduce its environmental impact. In it can be read: “The Commission is preparing to revise directive 96/53/EC (' weights and measures' directive –ed.) ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:40:30 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/reynolds_logistics_is_announced_european_transport_company_of_the_year_2012_54212-en-188-186449.html ]]>Reynolds Logistics was awarded the title of European Transport Company of the Year 2012 in Dublin on Monday November 5th. It follows Dutch company Van Maanen who won the first edition of the contest in 2009 and British company Tradeteam who won the second edition in 2010. the jury was particularly impressed by Reynolds Logistics progress since they came home with the second prize of ETCY's first edition in 2009. Runners-up ... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:05:33 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/tnt_ups_commission_sets_out_its_objections_54115-en-128-186288.html TNT and UPS have announced that they have received the Statement of Objections from the European Commission. This procedure is normal within the context of an offer to buy and the two companies are confident they can supply satisfactory responses to the Commission ' in a few weeks' and that they can conclude the transaction for UPS to buy TNT at the beginning of 2013. ... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:20:32 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/ecg_calling_for_cooperation_54112-en-128-186281.html The association of European automobile logistics companies is calling for cooperation between logistics services providers and clients (automobile manufacturers) and between governments and the private sector in order to contain the downwards spiral being seen in sales production and employment in the automobile sector. The president of the ECG Costantino Baldissara has declared that it is vital that European automobile manufacturers commit to the long term with their logistics suppliers. ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:30:37 GMT mbuckinx@mmm.be (Michel Buckinx) http://www.truckeurope.net/db_schenker_extends_its_monitoring_service_54111-en-161-186278.html DB Schenker has extended its transport monitoring service and further simplified use of this. Clients can now select between several options based on their needs. Parameters such as temperature humidity G-Force movement and vibration are permanently checked throughout the transport. Clients can determine their own values for each of these parameters and any divergence is recorded. ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:29:16 GMT mbuckinx@mmm.be (Michel Buckinx) http://www.truckeurope.net/ars_altmann_extends_its_strategy_abroad_54078-en-128-186219.html ARS Altmann the second largest German vehicles logistics specialist has strengthened its management team in order to seek out new markets. Headed by Dr Maximilian Altmann the board has been reinforced by the arrival of Frits Mehrtens (ex managing Director of Broekman Groep amongst others). A post of Business Development Manager has also been created and at the advice of Mehrtens ARS Altmann has recruited Sandor Gacso for this position. ... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:48:16 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/dsv_partially_takes_over_awt_cechofracht_53901-en-128-185921.html Danish group DSV has announced the takeover of certain of the activities of Czech company AWT CÂŒechofracht a.s., involving turnover of 30 million Euros annually. These activities involve contract logistics, road transport, air freight, and will be integrated into the three DSV divisions in the Czech Republic. ... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:59:15 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/european_transport_company_of_the_year_2012_finalists_names_known_53867-en-128-185858.html ]]> The first round of voting for the European Transport Company of the Year 2012 competition has just been completed. Six of the eleven candidates have been selected to go through to the final: - Reynolds Logistics (Ireland) - Snel Logistic Group (Belgium) - Matra Transport (Czech Republic) - Maszonski (Poland) - Transportes Pascoal (Portugal) - Com Divers Auto (Romania) Final result November 5th The final jury meeting and the prize giving ceremony will take place on November 5th in Dublin within the context of the Fleet Expo fair organised by Fleet Transport the Irish partner of MMM Business Media for the occasion. ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:43:56 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/vos_logistics_extends_its_lng_strategy_53836-en-128-185809.html ]]> Vos Logistics is to put a further eleven LNG-powered vehicles into service having tested three such vehicles. The Mercedes Econic tractor units will be used for regional distribution in the Netherlands Belgium and Germany. According to Frank Verhoeven CEO of Vos Logistics these CNG vehicles are partly responsible for the group' s 3% reduction in CO2 emissions during the first half of the year. ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:55:07 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/marie_christine_lombard_leaves_tnt_express_53835-en-128-185806.html Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of TNT Express, has decided to continue her career outside of the express freight giant. Her resignation has been accepted  by the Board which has named Bernard Bot, the current CFO, to the position of CEO for the time being.... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:42:10 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/german_tolls_euro_6_to_receive_advantageous_rate_in_october_next_year_but_how_much__53814-en-128-185771.html During the official inauguration of the IAA 2012 German transport minister Peter Ramsauer confirmed that Euro 6 vehicles will indeed receive a preferential toll tariff on German motorways. He did not wish to say how many cents difference between Euro 5 and Euro 6 would be involved (the German transport and logistics sector is asking for a difference of 4 cents) but he did state that the difference would enable the higher investment costs for Euro 6 to be recovered. ... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:17:39 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/european_freight_forwarding_index_fairly_optimistic_for_the_next_two_months_53753-en-128-185661.html The European shippers questioned within the framework of the European Freight Forwarding Index have observed that freight volumes in June were far below their forecast of June (an index of 46 instead of 57. They are by contrast relatively optimistic for the months to come because their forecasts point to an index of 58 against 54 last month. ... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:31:42 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/new_report_by_eyefortransport_53741-en-194-185638.html eyefortransport have just released a new 3-Part Report Series on 3PL Technology Procurement Strategy.The report is created from the responses of 3PLs 4PLs and technology solution providers to the industry to provide a unique snapshot of current 3PL technology procurement trends.Findings Include:• Those who have not yet adopted cloud technology reported spending a far higher amount of time confronting vendor choice• 70% of respondents representing transport and logistics providers are increasing their IT investment this year• Only 7% of solution provider respondents noted a decrease in revenue per customer over the past 12 monthsThe unique findings aid both providers and users in understanding 3PL technology challenges and trends.  ... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:38:19 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/new_delay_likely_for_inter_operable_tolls_53732-en-157-185623.html The European Commission ha        s warned member states that it may take measures against those which will not have opened their road toll market in terms of European Electronic Toll Systems (EETS) operators. This is supposed to be done for HGV' s by October 8th with the objective of having inter-operable tolls for all vehicles by October 2014. ... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:50:11 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/scania_to_produce_two_euro_6_engines_without_egr_53677-en-158-185535.html At the IAA Scania is to present its range of Euro 6 engines with one surprise: two versions of the 9 litre engine (320 and 360 bhp) will meet Euro 6 norms without recourse to exhaust gas recirculation. These engines will enable an extra 45 kg of load. The two other versions of the new 9 litre engine will use EGR and SCR. ... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:02:56 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/independent_wheels_for_new_volvo_fh_53598-en-158-185397.html ]]> Details of the new Volvo FH are beginning to surface a few days after the launch of a  promotional film on Youtube. One of the totally new technical features of the new FH will be its Independent Front Suspension. This IFS will make the driving comfort of the FH similar to that of a passenger car as the behaviour of one wheel will not be dependent on that of the other. ... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:06:15 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/open_telematics_platforms_the_future_for_trailers_53577-en-161-185357.html German company Nic-Base intends to heavily develop its activities in the domain of open telematic platforms for trailers. Currently, Schmitz and Krone offer ' in-house' telematics solutions with Cargobull and T-Control, and Kögel has joined forces with Wabco for the same reason. ... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:51:16 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens) http://www.truckeurope.net/man_suffers_in_first_half_except_in_russia_53485-en-193-185202.html ]]> MAN Truck & Bus suffered from a drop in demand for heavy trucks during the first half of 2012. This decrease was particularly noticeable in Central and South Europe (due to uncertainty about the debt crisis) and also in Brazil. In this country it was the introduction of the Euro 5 norm which damaged the market along with more difficult access to credit. ... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:38:03 GMT cyvens@mmm.be (Claude Yvens)