Logistics giant TNT has switched its Arnhem-Milan “Economy Express” trucking lines from all-road to combined transport, using the RAlpin RoLa service between Freiburg im Breisgau in southern Germany and Novara. The switch follows trials in 2008 that showed that the combi-solution could deliver an overall inter-hub delivery of 24 hours.
Every evening trucks depart the Dutch town of Arnhem near the German border for Freiburg, where the driver joins the RAlpin club car. From Novara the truck driver proceeds to the TNT hub at Piacenza and, after unloading, is driven to TNT’s Milan megahub at Linate. The driver then switches to a truck loaded with italian exports, and drives back to Novara. The RoLA goes back to Freiburg, and from there the truck is driven back to Arnhem....
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