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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
Varför inte låta alla näringsidkare - som bedriver verksamhet som är beroende av drivmedel – få en kraftig skattereduktion för alla hållbara biodrivmedel?
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
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
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
– BUT WE MUST STOP INVESTING IN WIND POWER
The pandemic and soaring prices for both electricity and fossil fuels have been at the forefront of Swedish news coverage at the start of 2022. There is every reason to believe that the year will continue in this vein, almost certainly leading to an overall price increase and inflation.
More and more people will have to economise and tighten th
"Tanken med det nya mobilitetspaketet är bra. Förhoppningen är att det ska medföra att konkurrensen blir sundare samtidigt som villkoren för de chaufförer som hittills haft det sämst kommer att förbättras. Men som sagt; jag är ganska övertygad om att ett stort antal chaufförer kommer att söka sig till andra yrken."
Klimatet är en fråga som rör hela världen och vi måste hitta en lösning innan det är för sent. I flera länder pågår det projekt kring fusionsenergi. Projekt som har pågått i flera år och som börjar närma sig en verklighet. Men varför är inte Sverige en del av utvecklingen av fusionsenergi?
Höghastighetståg behöver varken vara snabbare, miljövänligare eller billigare. Bygget av en ny stambana i Sverige ger stor miljöbelastning då allt stål och betong ska framställas, transporteras och sättas på plats. När en ny stambana står färdig år 2050 i Sverige kommer både flyg- och vägtrafiken redan vara utsläppsfri. Förbättra och underhåll i stället den järnväg vi redan har.
Ingen efterfrågan av outbildade - Satsa på utbildning. Låt de med kompetens från hemlandet jobba i Sverige!
Den 1 mars i fjol införde Transportstyrelsen nya sanktionsavgifter mot åkerinäringen. Det kommer medföra att en stor del av de svenska åkerierna löper stor risk att få så stora avgifter att de kan tvingas att gå i konkurs. Visst är det bra med regler med det måste ju finnas någon rim och reson.
Innan semestern skrev jag om att det blivit färre trafikpoliser på våra vägar, att antalet minskat från 1200 till 300 på två år. Den gången handlade mitt inlägg om att hastighetskontrollerna minskat avsevärt. Nu har jag tagit del av en annan rapport. Den visar att polisen numera bara gör hälften så många utandningskontroller som för två år sedan.