Oregon utility Portland General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.” more…
Oregon utility Portland General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.”
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SWITZERLAND: Stadler has installed a section of 950 mm gauge track between Hemishofen and Ramsen to enable the pre-delivery testing of rolling stock built to the so-called ‘Italian metre gauge’, which is narrower than true metre gauge. ‘As there are no narrow gauge networks outside Italy with the track gauge typical of southern Italy, such rolling stock could previously only be tested at their future operating location’, explained Ansgar Brockmeyer, Deputy Group CEO at Stadler. ‘Thanks to the new track, we can test the trains here in Switzerland and, given the proximity to our factory in Bussnang, optimise them quickly and efficiently. This significantly speeds up the subsequent commissioning on site in Italy. Both the customer and passengers benefit equally from this.’ The test track uses a section of standard gauge heritage railway which does not carry regular services. This has previously been used to test a Flirt H2 hydrogen train that Stadler built for California. Stadler worked with Bahninfra and Müller Gleisbau to install a third rail to create an almost 4 km section of dual gauge track Stadler plans to test 21 narrow gauge trainsets for the Italian regions of Sardegna, Calabria and Sicilia on the line over the next three years, with the first being a hydrogen multiple-unit ordered by Sardegna’s ARST. Trials to assess performance and reliability will be undertaken from mid-October. ‘We are focusing on testing the hydrogen propulsion system’, said project manager Alessio Salvatore on October 16. ‘The train is being tested with varying levels of hydrogen in the tank and at different speeds. This will be followed by further tests relevant to type approval, including acceleration and braking behaviour. Every test successfully completed brings us one step closer to deploying the vehicle on the local route in Italy.’ Railway Gazette International notes that the 950 mm gauge is also used on the Italian-built railway in Eritrea, although a heritage line in Switzerland presumably offers a more practical environment for testing than the ‘Darjeeling of Africa’. See also Stadler to supply battery and hydrogen trains for Italian narrow gauge lines Hydrogen-powered narrow gauge train for Sardegna unveiled Hydrogen-powered zero-emission multiple-unit enters passenger service in California
DHL Group revised upward its profit forecast for 2026, pointing to ongoing earnings strength at its express division and expectations of a “robust” peak shipping season that coincides with holiday sales. The global logistics giant said Friday it now expects earnings before interest and taxes to exceed 7 billion euros (equivalent to $7.8 billion), topping its earlier outlook for $7.3 billion from core operations. DHL Group (XETRA: DHL) also raised its full-year projection for free cash flow to $3.6 billion from $3.37 billion earlier. Capital expenditures are expected to rise to about $4 billion, up from about $3.4 billion to $3.7 billion as DHL invests in projects for further growth. The company announced last week, for example, that it plans to invest $450 million to expand capabilities in Central and Eastern Europe by 2030. Group EBIT during the third quarter reached $1.92 billion, up 16% year over year. DHL Express led the way with adjusted operating profit increasing 49.5% to $1.16 billion on the strength of higher yield, continued cost efficiencies and a more disciplined approach towards accepting heavy airfreight, which commands higher rates, over lightweight shipments transported by the company’s in-house airline. Heavyweight air has been a point of emphasis for the company this year. DHL Global Forwarding generated EBIT of $292 million, up a third from the prior year, excluding small one-time effects in 2025. Earnings at DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics unit, increased 7.9% to $337 million on an adjusted basis. DHL eCommerce had adjusted operating profit of $56.2 million, down from $198 million in the third quarter of 2025. The prior year benefitted from a one-time $138.2 million gain. Operating profit at Post & Parcel Germany declined 32% to $168.5 million. Full third-quarter results are scheduled to be released on Nov. 5. RELATED STORIES: DHL earmarks $450M for Eastern Europe logistics expansion The post DHL Group boosts guidance on expectations for strong peak season appeared first on FreightWaves.
Miami-based cargo airline Amerijet International plans to repair a 36-year-old Boeing 767-300 converted freighter aircraft that suffered fuselage damage from a hard landing in Guatemala City last month, CEO Joe Mozzali said. The aircraft’s age left many speculating that it wasn’t worth fixing and would be scrapped for parts, but Mozzali said Amerijet’s insurance company will cover the cost of the repair because it is less expensive than paying a claim for an aircraft declared totally damaged. In reality, even badly damaged freighter aircraft are too valuable to part with because of the current shortage of widebody freighters, supply chain challenges that are slowing passenger-to-freighter conversions and limited feedstock caused by passenger airlines holding longer onto aircraft because engine-quality problems are slowing delivery of new aircraft, according to air cargo experts. Amerijet has hired a local repair station to conduct a temporary repair in Guatemala City and will then ferry the aircraft to a maintenance facility for a longer-term repair, Mozzali told FreightWaves in an email exchange. It is uncertain when the plane will be ready to return to service. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); The Amerijet aircraft departed Miami on Sept. 6 and landed hard on its nose gear first, resulting in buckle damage to the top of the fuselage, according to The Aviation Herald and photos on social media. The aircraft has remained grounded at Guatemala City International Airport since the incident. Aviation safety experts say “skin buckling” can occur when the structure beneath the skin, including ribs and load-bearing beams, is distorted or bent. The stress from a hard landing could transfer through the landing gear to the landing gear fittings to the wing, and then carry through to the fuselage structure. The damaged 786-300 was built for Qantas Airlines in November 1990. The plane is owned by Cargo Aircraft Management, the leasing arm of Wilmington, Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group, which converted it to carry main deck cargo in 2016. Amerijet has 11 B767-300s in its fleet. Mozzali said N373CM has been operating as a spare and being out of service hasn’t impacted Amerijet’s scheduled transportation or charter services. Amerijet is operating two freighters for United Parcel Service to help the parcel logistics giant with extra demand during peak shipping season, which runs until late December. Click here for more FreightWaves/American Shipper stories by Eric Kulisch. Write to Eric Kulisch at ekulisch@freightwaves.com. RELATED STORIES: David Bassett, founder of all-cargo airline Amerijet, dies at 77 window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); Maersk Air Cargo to cancel Asia-US flying with Boeing 767s, Amerijet The post Amerijet to repair aging 767 freighter aircraft damaged in hard landing appeared first on FreightWaves.
