b'FeBRuaRy 8 - 21, 2021NOrth AmericAs trANsPOrtAtiON & LOGisticsNewsPAPer 23I NtErmodal& l ogIStIcSN EWSUPS to sell trucking unit underGebrder Weiss tests its first hydrogen truckCEOs better-not-bigger pledge Gebrder Weiss added a hydrogen truck to itsThe Swiss network of hydrogen filling stations is fleet of vehicles on January 25th. Instead of usingstill being built, but it is comprehensive enough to UnitedParcelServiceInc.the statement. UPS will take adiesel,theHyundaiXCIENTFuelCellmodelenable the use of such vehicles across the whole agreed to sell its short-haul truck- $500millionchargerelatedtodeliveredtotheAltenrheinbranchinSwitzer- ofeasternSwitzerland. AtGebrderWeiss,the ing business for $800 million, thethe sale, which is expected to beland runs on green hydrogen, meaning that thishydrogen truck primarily will be in service for a first substantial move in the bet- concluded in the second quarter. commercialvehiclecansavearound80tonsofrenewable energy sector customer.ter-not-bigger strategy that CarolTome has pledged to increaseCO2 emissions per year. Accordingtothemanufacturer,2,000such Tome developed since taking overreturn on capital investment byThecoronaviruspandemichasdivertedhydrogen trucks are due to be produced and deliv-as chief executive officer. focusingonthecorebusiness,attention away somewhat from the climate changeeredbytheendof2021.Weareproudtobe Canadas TFIInternationalbrandandculturewhilemain- challenge, yet the logistics sector is continuing itsamong the first in the world to take receipt of these Inc. will acquire the unit, one oftainingUPSsdividendandwork with manufacturers to find alternative waysvehicles. We see the H2 truck as a viable alterna-thelargestless-than-truckloadinvestment-gradecreditrating.ofpoweringvehicles.Withourfirsthydrogentivetootherdrivetechnologiesthatexisttoday carriers in the U.S., UPS said inEverything else is under review,trucksarrival,Gebrder Weisshasonceagainand, given the right infrastructure, we intend to use a statement. The eight-decades- she said in a conference call. demonstratedthatitalsotakesaleadingroleit in Austria and southern Germany in the future, old unit, separate from the pack- Thefreightunithadsaleswhen it comes to sustainable solutions. Our aimsays Wolfram Senger-Weiss.age-delivery operation for whichof about $3.1 billion and 14,500istogainexperienceusingthistechnologytoFor Gebrder Weiss, using the hydrogen truck UPSisknown,isprimarilyaworkers last year, according tohelp us prepare for a situation where it may seerepresentsanothersteptowardstestingenviron-business-to-businessenterprisea UPS presentation. It operatedwider use, says Wolfram Senger-Weiss, CEO ofmentally friendly drive technologies in everyday hauling large industrial cargo in6,340 tractors and 23,400 trail- Gebrder Weiss. logistics. The logistics company already runs sev-big trucks. ers in 197 facilities. The Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell is a 36-toneral gas-powered trucks in Austria, Germany, and The agreement allows UPSThesalewontaffectthetruck designed to transport around 25 tons of goodsSerbia, as well as fully electric-powered trucks in tobeevenmorelaser-focusedpackage-delivery operations andwith a range of about 600 kilometers. The truckthe greater Vienna and Graz areas. Gebrder Weiss on the core parts of our businesswillraisethecompanysoper- is powered by a 350-kilowatt electric motor, sup- is also a member of the H2 Mobility Switzerland that drive the greatest value forating margin by 0.2 percentageplied with electricity produced by utilizing waterAssociation,whichdesignedandimplemented ourcustomers,Tomesaidinpoint, UPS said. chemically reacting with oxygen. Instead of pol- the worlds first ecosystem for the practical use of lutants, all that escapes the tailpipe is water vapor.hydrogen to power vehicles.TRAC names new CEO at FYX Roadside AssistanceTRAC Intermodal announcedearnedforserviceexcellence the appointment of Kenneth For- andtechnologyleadership, ster as Chief Executive Officer atsaysKennethForster,Chief FYXFleetRoadsideAssistanceExecutive Officer of FYX Fleet effective February 8, 2021. FYX,Roadside Assistance.Demand aTRACsubsidiary,isalead- intheintermodalandtrucking ingproviderofemergencyfleetsectorsisatanall-timehigh, servicesfortheintermodalandwhich makes this an ideal time over-the-road trucking industries.to optimize FYXs many assets Forster replaces Rodney Goder- and take it to the next level.wis, Vice President at FYX, whoFYX, created from a rebrand isretiring.Forsterwillreportof TRAC Interstar in 2019, pro-directly to Daniel Walsh, CEOvides emergency roadside assis-at TRAC Intermodal. tancesolutionssupportedby Goderwisjoinedthecom- next-generationtechnology.Its panyin1984andhasbeenFYX platform helps fleet manag-leadingFYX,formerlyTRACers and owner-operators quickly Interstar, as Vice President sinceaccess quality repair services and(L to R) Marc Freymller, CeO Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility aG, Peter Waldenberger, Head of Corporate 2000. He has worked across allreceive real-time service updates.administrative Support, and Oskar Kramer, Country Manager Switzerland (both Gebrder Weiss).facets of the organization, from operations to sales to executive management,helpingestablish FYX as an innovative expert in roadside assistance solutions to the trucking industry.Forster,whohasastrong track record growing tech-enabled businesses,heldanumberof seniorleadershiprolesattrans- Single Source Solutions S3portation companies. He was most recently Chief Operating OfficerLearn how our S3 can empower your intermodal and President at MODE Transpor- transportation program. Its the Single Source tation in Dallas. He joined MODESolution that will pay dividends for you from from SunteckTTS, a logistics pro- ports and rails to warehouse and distribution vider of freight brokerage servicessolutions nationwide.where he served as CEO. 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