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A global study conducted by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has found that transport companies are lagging behind other sectors in mitigating greenhouse gases and setting targets.

The first comprehensive report of its kind, this study surveyed 291 of the largest transport companies in the world, including those that cover road, rail, sea and air transport. The results show that: (more…)

Will shifting freight from trucks to rail create a greener transport system?

Not necessarily, according to a new report from FTR Associates.

In Today’s Trucking, Noel Perry, who wrote the report, says it’s not an “either/or” proposition. Instead, maximum energy efficiency might be gained from more transloading of freight between truck and rail, where truck is used for local transport and rail for the intercity movement. (more…)