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Volta Trucks Brings The Full-Electric Volta Zero To Italy
Volta is set to launch four full-electric commercial vehicles and increase projected sales volumes to over 27,000 by 2025. Volta Trucks,...

Raymond STERN
May 26, 2021


Volta Trucks Appoints New CEO And Executive Chairman
Volta Trucks, a leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer...

Raymond STERN
Apr 30, 2021



Raymond STERN
Apr 29, 2021


Jordan Truck Owners Syndicate laments Saudi entry rules
Tuckers will lose around $846.2mln if Saudi authorities move forward with their decision to prohibit the entry of trucks older than 20...

Raymond STERN
Apr 28, 2021


DSV adds $4.2 billion Agility takeover to solid Q1 result
DSV will leap over DB Schenker into the third biggest forwarder by revenue position once its acquisition of Agility has been completed....

Raymond STERN
Apr 26, 2021


London Business School: Logistics Fireside Chat
Agility's Tarek Sultan joined the London Business School's Middle East Club for a fireside chat on the rise of successful startups.

Raymond STERN
Mar 31, 2021


UAE and Qatar drivers among the World's Ultimate Drivers in UD Trucks' Extra Mile Challenge
Drivers from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar announced as winners UD Trucks has announced that two drivers from the United Arab...

Raymond STERN
Mar 30, 2021


How trucks became the next battleground for self-driving technology
Tie-up between Aurora and Volvo is latest in flurry of partnerships as pace of robotaxi development falters. Whatever type of vehicle...

Raymond STERN
Mar 29, 2021


FAMCO delivers the first batch of Volvo Tractor trucks in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi-based Al Nubla General Contracting Company has received five units of the FH460 6×4 Tractor units while Musaffah-based Cardiff...

Raymond STERN
Feb 28, 2021


Trade between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resume today
Saudi customs operations at the Salwa border crossing resumed last month following AlUla agreement Truck drivers arriving at the port...

Raymond STERN
Feb 13, 2021


New Digital Operations for the Shipping Industry | McKinsey & Company
In this McKinsey & Company webinar, our panelists discuss how next-generation operations are changing the shipping industry. Within the...

Raymond STERN
Feb 8, 2021


Abu Dhabi Ports to Manage Transportr's Musaffah Inland Container Depot
To provide container transportation services between Musaffah-based facility and Khalifa Port. Abu Dhabi Ports will provide handling...

Raymond STERN
Jan 14, 2021


Saudi-backed TruKKer secures $10m venture debt from US firm
Deal with Silicon Valley-based firm PFG described as largest-ever venture-debt in Mid-East tech history TruKKer, the region’s first...

Raymond STERN
Dec 21, 2020


Middle East’s ‘Uber for Trucks’ to Seek New Funding
Trukker, a UAE-based startup that provides an Uber-like service for trucks, is planning to launch a new fundraising early next year and...

Raymond STERN
Dec 16, 2020


Logistics Planning & Budgeting: A Fresh Approach for 2021, by Mckinsey & Company
COVID-19 has created new challenges when it comes to logistics planning, management and budgets. We look at how the logistics industry...

Raymond STERN
Dec 16, 2020


Next level procurement in logistics and transportation
Procurement is still a fragmented and underserved function in logistics companies. Our experts share best practices from some recent cases.

Raymond STERN
Nov 12, 2020


Al Faris on track with Etihad Rail project
Al Faris has transported 12,000 tonnes of railway tracks for the Etihad Rail project in the UAE. The company executed 250 trips across 26...

Raymond STERN
Sep 9, 2020


Dubai’s massive 100-slot truck stop more than 55% complete
Facilities and testing centre will provide resting place, meet safety needs of drivers “RTA attaches high priority to land transport as...

Raymond STERN
Aug 22, 2020


INTERVIEW: The Uber of the trucking world has big plans in Saudi Arabia
TruKKer CEO and founder explains how his fast-growing company can benefit from the pandemic disruption in the Kingdom and the Middle East...

Raymond STERN
Aug 2, 2020


DSV launches intermodal service between Turkey and UK
The service is a joint venture between two divisions of the DSV Group – DSV Air & Sea and DSV Road, the third largest logistics operator...

Raymond STERN
May 17, 2020
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