This is how truck companies shift to rail in Germany
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How can an exclusively trucking company turn to rail? What incentives need to be in place to experiment with combined transport? German rail association Allianz pro-Schiene has the answer-and it is simplified access via digitalisation. That is how the road logistics company Kroop & Co. Transport + Logistik GmbH transported its first container by rail in late December.
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When soundly and sustainably founded, upon a railway proving high quality, yes, then the benefitting of all modes advantages , will be accomplished, at intermodal systems, etc.
However, currently a low quality logistic partner, railways is Weak Link – and now urgently due for a shift.
As short of resiliency and utilised at, or above max., now old obstructing infrastructure railway standards have to be outed.
(Modes resilient and redundant, upgrade for higher loads – and lower costs…)