News and insights for European logistics

Vans play a crucial role in our daily lives, delivering packages, furniture, and groceries to stores, transporting children to school, and even serving as mobile vendors for ice cream or kebabs. They're vital for emergency services, carrying the sick to hospitals and enabling police patrols. Tradespeople like plumbers, electricians, and carpenters rely on them to reach clients. And for those born in the 1960s, it's quite amusing to think how many might have been conceived in vans, likely...

Road transport and environmental protection - two areas of human activity that seem to be in complete opposition to each other. We cannot give up the supply of goods, and at the same time, the ongoing climate crisis requires taking a number of actions that will make road logistics more sustainable. On the one hand, we have an increasingly rapid development of alternative drives, and on the other hand, we have legislative initiatives at the level of states and international organizations aimed...

Tachograph - a device that probably holds no secrets for truck drivers and other professionals in the transport industry. However, not every person operating in the logistics industry needs to know exactly how a tachograph works, which has been a mandatory equipment of trucks operating on European routes for several decades. Let us briefly describe what a tachograph actually is and what it is used for. What is a tachograph? Tachographs are mechanical, analog or digital devices that are...

Sustainability is no longer merely a buzzword;it's a shared responsibility. Addressing the impacts of the climate crisis falls on everyone, from governmental bodies and NGOs to global businesses. The logistics industry, unfortunately, remains one of the most emission-intensive sectors in the global economy. However, change is imperative, and it's already happening. Radhika Ralhan, Sustainability Manager at UPS SCS, and Christof Thesinga, EU VP Marketing at Coyote Logistics, discuss these...

The beginning of the new year is Carnival time. And Carnival means lights, colors and unrestrained fun. Did you know that there are places in the world where these attributes also describe trucks? This is no joke - in Asia, there is even an entire street culture created around decorating trucks with intricate graphics and colorful lights. These trucks are true works of art. However, they are not being exhibited in galleries, but continue to transport cargo from point A to B. Japan: Dekotora...

Logistics and transport are the lifeblood of the modern economy. We have clearly seen over the last few years how crucial the efficient functioning of the supply chain is. We experienced supply disruptions caused by global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine when the most necessary goods were temporarily missing from store shelves. One of the most important global challenges that we have been struggling with as humanity for a long time, and which the...

Once again, we are giving our digital platform to Coyote Logistics experts so that they can share their knowledge and professional experience in various areas of the logistics industry. We will focus on the topic of high-risk and high-value cargo. Today we're talking to Laura Andrews, EU Senior Specialist, Claims at Coyote. Hello Laura! Thank you for your time. Hi! Thanks for having me. Let's start with the basics. What do we define as high-risk, high-value load? In short, we can...

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a walk, not even a run, but a real sprint. AI solutions are rapidly entering new industries, significantly transforming the way various companies operate on a daily basis. Modern logistics is an industry characterized by significant complexity of processes. How can AI change the landscape of our industry in the coming years? Is there any room for support from AI technology in logistics? In this article we will try to answer these...

A semi-truck driver is a popular type of a cinematic hero, especially for American filmmakers. Everyone probably knows such productions as "Smokey and the Bandit", "Convoy", "Black Dog" or "Over the Top". TV stations around the world have also noticed the story potential behind this profession. Here are some series about truck drivers that are worth your attention. Unlike the film portraits, the series' drivers are more down-to-earth characters, and the plots of episodes - at least in...

In one of our previous articles, we introduced you to what a TMS, i.e. a transport management system, is and explained what tasks it can be used for by companies from the logistics sector. But what does it look like in practice? We invited four RXO experts who use TMS on a daily basis to share their comments and reflections on working with the transport management system. Here's what they told us. The following people participated in the roundtable discussion: Anna Rauch, EU Senior...