Nyhetsarkiv

1 Juni 2023 08:00

More Carbon Neutral Transport with Two New Electric Trucks

We recently acquired two new Volvo FH Electrics directly from the Volvo Trucks factory in Gothenburg. Both of these will be used for the distribution of general cargo in the Gothenburg region.
This investment is another step in our ongoing sustainability efforts, which we are putting more and more resources into.
As a provider of logistics services, we have an obligation to minimise the nega

4 April 2023 14:00

Vansinne att pausa utbyggnad av tågsträckan Borås-Göteborg

En av de sträckor som pausats och som ska ersättas av ett lågbudgetalternativ är den mellan Västsveriges två största städer, Göteborg och Borås, ett av Sveriges största pendelstråk. Detta är vansinne!

13 Mars 2023 08:00

We Have to Do More to Reduce Road Fatalities: 2022 Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels

The Swedish Transport Agency recently presented the accident statistics for 2022, and it makes for grim reading. We are now back at the same level as before the pandemic, and thus far from the Vision Zero goal that the Swedish Parliament in adopted in 1997. Last year, 220 people died in traffic accidents. This is 13 more than the average during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, when 204 and 210

22 Februari 2023 08:00

Do People Realise the Unimaginable Amounts of Electricity Needed to Power the Merchant Fleet?

200 million tonnes of oil or diesel.
That's what the global merchant fleet uses every year to power its ships. In order to replace this with electricity, we would need some 5,500 terawatt-hours (TWh) each year. That corresponds to roughly 580,000 onshore wind turbines or 800 nuclear power plants. This data comes from Intertanko, which represents shipping lines in the tanker segment.
To put t

19 December 2022 08:00

How Can the Swedish Transport Administration Launch a New Traffic Management System Right Before Christmas?

Bear with me, but I must express my amazement at the Transport Administration’s poor planning. Two weeks before Christmas, this government agency deems it necessary to switch to a completely new traffic management system. Again, two weeks before Sweden’s by far most complicated travel holiday.
How is this even possible?
Everyone knows that switching IT systems in almost any area can be a ver

5 September 2022 08:00

The Industry Is in Dire Need of More Drivers!

WHY NOT SUBSIDISE DRIVING LICENCES?

The average age of truck drivers in Europe is skyrocketing. When I was 18, I started trucking at my father's haulage firm. I drove thousands of miles, both as a truck and bus driver. It was a free and fun job. I have especially fond memories of the customers’ appreciation and the excitement of going to entirely new places and locations.
So, I know wha

22 Juni 2022 08:00

8,000 Wind Turbines on an Area Larger Than Gotland Required for LKAB's Fossil-Free Steel by 2040

We at NTEX support a transition away from fossil fuels and are in favour of alternative energy sources. However, those of you who read my blog know that I personally am not a great advocate of wind power.
There are loads of things that can and should be questioned, not least when it comes to the wind farms that have been built, are being built, or are being planned to be built. By chance, I cam

3 Maj 2022 08:00

Is the Electric Car One of the Biggest Mistakes in World History?

I'm one of those who really want and hope that Sweden will succeed in achieving the goal of a fossil-free vehicle fleet as early as 2030.
Right now, the loudest voices in the Western World are saying that the future of vehicle transport is electric, both for passenger cars and for commercial traffic. This is the direction taken by political decisions, for example, and it is also the one most of

11 April 2022 15:15

Sänk skatten på biodrivmedel!

Varför inte låta alla näringsidkare - som bedriver verksamhet som är beroende av drivmedel – få en kraftig skattereduktion för alla hållbara biodrivmedel?

11 April 2022 08:00

Reduce the tax on biofuels!

For those of us who work with transport, it’s very difficult to keep up with the skyrocketing fuel prices. Especially if you, like NTEX, aim to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by for example refuelling with HVO (hydrotrerated vegetable oil).
When this biofuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90%, costs several crowns more per litre than regular diesel, it sends out a strange sig

1 April 2022 08:00

Distasteful for Companies to Continue Delivering Despite Sanctions

NTEX Has Stopped All Traffic to Russia and Belarus.
These are strange, uncertain, and terrible times.
Like most others, NTEX have decided to shut down all traffic to, from, and via Russia and Belarus indefinitely.
Fortunately, this has not required us to lay off any staff. All those affected have been reassigned to other tasks within the company as we continue to grow.
Apart from havin

10 Februari 2022 08:00

Can Companies with Production in China Really Claim to Be Climate Neutral by 2040?

Nowadays, hardly a day goes by without hearing something about sustainability or reducing carbon emissions.
Some companies even claim that their operations will generate zero emissions by 2040.
In some cases, I think that's achievable.
But when global giants with production in China make these claims, I wonder.
The question is whether it's even possible to achieve zero emissions when y