Despite the progress of electromobility, charging infrastructure remains a concern in some places. However, the energy transition is also advancing in the heavy commercial vehicle sector. Scania Switzerland, together with a well-known transport company in Sargans, is addressing this issue.
The first fully electric truck in the WS Skyworker fleet in Oensingen has entered service after an intensive planning and implementation phase. The Scania Battery Electric Vehicle is stationed in Basel to transport aerial work platforms to and from the company's base in northwestern Switzerland.
According to Landi, the agricultural cooperative of Fenaco, one of the most powerful hydrogen refueling stations in Europe recently went into operation at Agrola near Winterthur. It serves as an energy hub for numerous logistics companies in the surrounding area. Hydrogen mobility is expected to become particularly important in heavy goods transport.
R. ErniDachser currently employs 292 people at seven locations in Switzerland and generated sales of nearly CHF 129 million in 2021 with 621,000 shipments. The CFO has been considered a reliable figure. Now, he intends to leave the company at the end of June for what he says are personal reasons. His contract would normally run until the end of 2023.
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Thermo King, the specialist for temperature-controlled transport, recently put three new refrigerated trailers equipped with the Advancer "AxlePower" energy recovery system from Bergische Achsen KG (BPW) into operation in the Netherlands. The trailers are operating for the country's largest supermarket chain.
The digital transport provider, with its fleet of over 9,000 trucks, will soon be transporting 1 million full truckloads annually across Europe. The planned acquisition of up to 600 electric trucks seems like a drop in the ocean in comparison. The company is also working with Scania to develop the charging infrastructure.
Despite the progress of electromobility, charging infrastructure remains a concern in some places. However, the energy transition is also advancing in the heavy commercial vehicle sector. Scania Switzerland, together with a well-known transport company in Sargans, is addressing this issue.
The first fully electric truck in the WS Skyworker fleet in Oensingen has entered service after an intensive planning and implementation phase. The Scania Battery Electric Vehicle is stationed in Basel to transport aerial work platforms to and from the company's base in northwestern Switzerland.
According to Landi, the agricultural cooperative of Fenaco, one of the most powerful hydrogen refueling stations in Europe recently went into operation at Agrola near Winterthur. It serves as an energy hub for numerous logistics companies in the surrounding area. Hydrogen mobility is expected to become particularly important in heavy goods transport.
R. ErniDachser currently employs 292 people at seven locations in Switzerland and generated sales of nearly CHF 129 million in 2021 with 621,000 shipments. The CFO has been considered a reliable figure. Now, he intends to leave the company at the end of June for what he says are personal reasons. His contract would normally run until the end of 2023.
Photo: BPW
Thermo King, the specialist for temperature-controlled transport, recently put three new refrigerated trailers equipped with the Advancer "AxlePower" energy recovery system from Bergische Achsen KG (BPW) into operation in the Netherlands. The trailers are operating for the country's largest supermarket chain.
The digital transport provider, with its fleet of over 9,000 trucks, will soon be transporting 1 million full truckloads annually across Europe. The planned acquisition of up to 600 electric trucks seems like a drop in the ocean in comparison. The company is also working with Scania to develop the charging infrastructure.
With the optimization of existing drive systems, the testing of new drive technologies, and an 8 percent reduction in fuel consumption in the new engine generation, Scania continues to see itself as a leader in the heavy commercial vehicle sector in Switzerland. This will also include a significant number of battery-powered vehicles in 2022.
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Swiss Post continues its acquisition spree. The transport company Gaiser, based on the German-Swiss border (61 employees), has been part of Swiss Post since the beginning of the year. Likewise, the freight forwarding company Nolden from Kerpen-Türnich near Cologne, with 50 employees, was also acquired. Further developments are eagerly awaited.
The costs are roughly equivalent to those of the next moon mission: The US Postal Service (USPS) plans to invest approximately $9.3 billion to electrify at least 45,000 of its 66,000 new delivery vehicles scheduled to enter service by 2028. This was announced by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in Washington.
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DHL Parcel has taken delivery of six Volvo electric trucks in the British capital, which are scheduled to enter service in January 2023. Later in the year, 30 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks for long-haul transport will also be added to the fleet.
Two new Scania CNG trucks have now gone into operation Lienhart in They are powered by a powerful six-cylinder in-line engine that runs on pure biogas , thus reducing CO2 emissions by almost 100% compared to previously used vehicles .
Every day he completes collection routes of between 150 and 180 km without needing to recharge. When Adrian Infanger returns from shorter trips, the remaining capacity of his Scania BEV is usually still over 50%. Now that's something!.
Mining company Rio Tinto and Scania launched new tests with an autonomous 40-ton truck in April 2022 and, according to their own statements, have reached an important milestone in driverless operation in the simulated loading and transport cycle.
Thermo King continues to invest heavily in providing emission-free solutions for all-electric refrigerated transport to reduce its carbon footprint . At the IAA Transport trade fair in Hanover, new refrigeration units for light electric vans such as the Iveco eDaily were presented .
For the first time in Europe, Scania and Havi are testing the use of a fully autonomous truck between logistics centers (hub-to-hub) in Södertälje and Jönköping, a three-hour journey of approximately 300 km. The first and last mile will then be covered by manually driven vehicles.
According to the Federal Ministry for the Environment, trucks and other commercial vehicles cause around 36% of traffic emissions in Germany. The online retail giant Amazon, which is not universally popular, plans to put 20 fully electric trucks into operation by the end of the year, in addition to the 1,200 electric delivery vehicles already in use in Germany.
