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DHL Freight trials hydrogen-powered truck in Germany

13 February 2024

DHL Freight recently introduced a hydrogen-powered truck manufactured by Paul Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH for a one-year trial run at their Cologne site in Germany.

This truck, named the Paul Hydrogen Power-Truck, is based on the Mercedes-Benz Atego model and will be utilized for both distribution and line hauls.

Notably, this marks DHL Group’s second hydrogen truck in Germany, with another already in operation for the Post & Parcel Germany division at the Cologne West facility. These initiatives align...

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Pressure on UK borders set to intensify after chaotic first week

7 January 2022

With the changes to post-Brexit border policies, pressure is set to intensify for UK importers next week as volumes begin to climb back, post-Christmas lull.
The first week of new import controls on EU goods saw a notable hitch when the new IT system, the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS), crashed on day one, with forwarders noting extra delays tied to Goods Movement Reference (GMR) production.
Group operations director at Priority Freight …

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Career Tracks: DHL Freight and ev Transportation make moves

31 December 2020

DHL Freight, a leading road freight provider in Europe, has announced two changes to its leadership team.

Anabela Pires has taken over as CEO for central eastern and southern Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa (CESE and AMEA). Thomas Vogel has become the CEO for DHL Freight’s Germany, Austria and Switzerland cluster.

“As a global logistics company with employees in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, diversity is key for us. We are committed to leading by example on this...

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Flexport just another forwarder forced to adapt quickly to market changes

6 February 2020

The news this week that Flexport has laid off some 50 staff has, predictably, caused a flurry of comment about the digital forwarder and its future.
It should, however, be seen in context – it is hardly the only forwarder out there scaling back. DSV Panalpina may have lost between 20% and 30% of Panalpina staff, although admittedly under different circumstances.
Forwarders wax and wane constantly on staff numbers – according to …

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