All Overland articles – Page 14
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NewsIRU: Driver shortages set to surge
The International Road Union (IRU) expects driver shortages to increase at alarming rates across the globe.
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NewsGosselin navigates through Venice
Gosselin Moving and Heavy worked together to move a 3 m-long statue from Belgium to Venice, Italy.
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NewsPreparing for rising fuel prices
With a hike in fuel prices occurring across Europe, ESTA – the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – is advising its members to use transport contracts that include valid fuel clauses that can be revised on a weekly basis.
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ArticleA changing of the guard at ESTA
David Collett, outgoing president, and Fabio Belli, incoming president at ESTA, may have arrived in the heavy transport industry by very different routes, but they both have long-term experience in the sector – and a huge commitment to improving standards across Europe, writes Yvonne Mulder.
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NewsLogistics Plus moves in Little Rock
Logistics Plus has transported two autoclaves and work tanks from a barge at the port of Houston to a jobsite in Little Rock, USA.
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NewsBolk takes Uddevalla stake
The Netherlands-headquartered Bolk Transport has acquired a 50 percent stake Sweden’s Uddevalla Specialtransporter.
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NewsAirland in boiler shipment
Airland Logistics has handled the complex transport of oversized cargo from Gdansk, Poland.
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NewsSarens delivers Belgian military history
Sarens provided heavy lift and transport services to move the nose section of a historic military Boeing 727 aircraft in Belgium.
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NewsGoldhofer axles put to work in Texas
Mammoet has used Goldhofer PST/SL and THP/SL heavy-duty axle lines in a four-file combination to transport seven refinery reactors from Houston to an ethylene to alkylate plant located in Pasadena.
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NewsHanyš orders 10 heavy-duty trailers from Faymonville
Czech Republic-based Hanyš has ordered 10 Faymonville heavy-duty trailers, the first four of which have just been delivered.
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NewsGoldhofer girder bridge on show for Collett
Collett has deployed its recently acquired 250-tonne capacity Goldhofer girder bridge for its inaugural project – the transport of a 172-tonne super grid transformer to the National Grid’s Feckenham substation in the UK.
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NewsBerard in transformer transport
USA-based Berard Transport has delivered a 154.2-tonne transformer for a utility substation near Lafayette, Louisiana.
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NewsRoad freight rates on the up
The effects of inflation on the supply side of the European road freight market, especially on diesel prices, have led to substantial increases in road freight rates in the first quarter of 2022, according to the IRU.
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NewsCollett completes Kennoxhead deliveries
Collett & Sons has delivered 13 Nordex turbines to the Kennoxhead wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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NewsSC&RA adds mobile cranes to permit manual
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has added mobile cranes to its Online Permit Manual, which includes all permitting information for all the states in the USA and Canadian provinces.
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NewsCMA CGM snaps up GEFCO
CMA CGM has acquired 100 percent of the shares in automotive logistics business GEFCO, which was until recently 75 percent-owned by Russian Railways RZD and 25 percent by car company Stellantis.
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NewsAinscough goes carbon neutral
UK-based Ainscough Crane Hire said that it has become the first company of its kind to become a carbon-neutral business.
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NewsWipfli utilises CombiMAX combination
Switzerland-based Wipfli has used CombiMAX modular vehicles from Faymonville to transport steel cable reels from Romanshorn.
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ArticlePreparing for Europe’s transport revolution
Consultation is essential as regulators mull over heavy transport reforms, with the sector ready to play its part in crucial policy debates, writes Ton Klijn, ESTA director.
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NewsA magnificent journey with Collett
Collett & Sons has delivered two bridge sections as part of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Yorkshire’s Magnificent Journey project in the UK.