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DHL Global Forwarding India invests in first temperature-controlled facility

DHL Global Forwarding India invests in first temperature-controlled facility

Press Release To meet the growing demand for reliable temperature-controlled transportation from point of departure to arrival, DHL Global Forwarding, the freight forwarding specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group has opened its first temperature-controlled facility in India. Located in the cargo satellite building close to the airport in Hyderabad, the new facility offers conditioning of packaging materials in different chambers[Read More…]

by July 21, 2020 Logistics, News, smart transport
Mercedes-Benz Actros camera tech

Mercedes-Benz Actros camera tech

The new camera tech aboard the Mercedes-Benz Actros has changed the way trucks will be looked at hereafter. Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar Extending a significant gain in the safety of those on board and those in the surrounding, the new Mercedes-Benz Actros has come to flaunt a new camera technology on board. What was being talked and experimented upon until[Read More…]

by June 22, 2020 smart transport, SMART TRANSPORT, World
Slowing SCV segment

Slowing SCV segment

Story and Photo by Deven Lad The erstwhile bankable Small Commercial Vehicles segment witnesses a consumption-led slowdown in H1 FY 2019. Higher fuel costs, lower truck rentals, weak freight availability, disruptive tech and stiffer competition have made it harder for small truck operators to stay in business. Take the story of 47-year-old Dinesh Kamble. Operating in the small truck business[Read More…]

by January 7, 2020 Domestic, smart transport, SMART TRANSPORT
Electric HGV from Infraprime Logistics

Electric HGV from Infraprime Logistics

Story by: Anwesh Koley Away from the glitter and attention of the Tesla Semi and other efforts by global CV makers to design, develop and validate heavy e-CVs – electric trucks especially, a little known entity called Infraprime Logistics Technology (IPLT) is testing a heavy e-truck in India. Based at Delhi and specialising in catering to infrastructure companies like the[Read More…]

by November 21, 2019 smart transport