At the beginning of 2023, Dachser announced its plan to double the number of its urban zero-emission delivery areas in Europe over a three-year period. The logistics provider realised this goal by the end of 2025. In 25 major European cities and metropolitan regions in ten countries, Dachser has specified downtown areas in which it delivers non-refrigerated groupage shipments with zero local emissions. The company has thus implemented a further component of its long-term climate strategy. A … [Read more...] about DACHSER emission-free delivery implemented in ten countries in Europe
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Dachser Food Logistics opens new locations in Europe
With two new branches in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, and Parma, Italy, Dachser Food Logistics is further setting its sights on growth in Europe. Both locations benefit from their proximity to existing Dachser sites for industrial and consumer goods. The new facility in Waddinxveen near Rotterdam has approximately 17,000 pallet spaces distributed across three temperature zones: ambient, chilled, and frozen. The new food warehouse is part of the Rotterdam Logistics Centre, which plays a key … [Read more...] about Dachser Food Logistics opens new locations in Europe
Alexander Winter takes over as Managing Director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics EMEA
Alexander Winter will take over as Managing Director of Dachser's Air & Sea Logistics EMEA business unit on October 1. He succeeds Marc Meier, who will leave the company at the end of the month. Alexander Winter, 53, from Austria, comes from DB Schenker (now part of DSV), where he has held various management positions since 1999 with a focus on sea freight and contract logistics. Since 2018, he has been CEO for Austria and the Southeast Europe region, responsible for air and sea freight, … [Read more...] about Alexander Winter takes over as Managing Director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics EMEA
Dachser puts new eActros 600 into operation
Logistics service provider Dachser continues to rely on battery-electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The company, headquartered in Kempten/Allgäu, recently took over the first seven of a total of 15 all-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth am Rhein plant. The vehicles are part of the transformation process towards more sustainable logistics at Dachser and will in future be used in long-distance haulage in the logistics service provider’s general cargo … [Read more...] about Dachser puts new eActros 600 into operation
Dachser and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft expand research partnership
Global logistics provider Dachser has expanded its research partnership with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft effective February 1, 2025. As part of the DACHSER Enterprise Lab, which has been bringing science and logistics practice together in mixed innovation teams since 2017, the family-owned company is now cooperating with both the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML in Dortmund and the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS in Sankt … [Read more...] about Dachser and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft expand research partnership
Dachser’s 100th fully electric truck enters service in food logistics distribution
Global logistics provider Dachser has put its 100th electric truck with a total weight of more than 3.5 metric tons into service. The 16-ton Volvo FL Electric with a refrigerated body will commence deliveries of fresh food to Hamburg and the surrounding area with immediate effect. This model is from the latest generation of vehicles and is powered by a battery with a storage capacity of 375 kWh, which can reliably supply the refrigerating unit while still permitting a range of around 300 … [Read more...] about Dachser’s 100th fully electric truck enters service in food logistics distribution
