Roldo Rent and Varodarent have reached an agreement to join forces for the future, with Varodarent to be acquired by Roldo Rent. Both companies are active in the rental market of (durable) moving materials. Merging the two companies will lead to a strong expansion of the logistics network and rental pool, this way the combined company can grow faster and …

Atlas Van Lines has announced the promotion of Ryan McConnell to president and COO of the company. Ryan was formerly vice president of strategic planning and has more than 25 years’ experience in the transportation and logistics industry.  In his new role, Ryan will be responsible for leading the Atlas Van Lines household goods division in the US, which includes …

Euromovers and IMA joined forces for one night in Atlanta last week to celebrate their long-standing close relationship.  The joint dinner took place at Max Lager, close to the IAM convention hotel. It was attended by 125 people 40 of whom were Euromovers members. As always Patricia Jade Ooi, the charismatic matriarch of IMA, put a spin on the event, …

EUROMOVERS is sponsoring two cars in the Panda Raid, a rally across the Moroccan desert in old Fiat Pandas that is taking place now and ending on Saturday, 29 October.  Peter Lauret, a member of the EUROMOVERS board, is on one of the teams. Panda Raid is an amateur 3,000km racing rally from Madrid to Marrakesh, in 4×4 Fiat panda …

ISS Relocations has announced the appointment of Akhilesh Sharma as its manager for Dubai. Akhilesh has over 20 years’ experience in the relocation, cargo and FMCG industries having previously worked for a number of well-known global brands, including Crown and Allied Pickfords. Commenting on Akhilesh’s appointment, Global CEO Abhilash Nair said, “Akhilesh is an exceptional addition to our senior management …

Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle at the 2022 IAA transport show held at Hannover, Germany, in September. Volvo says the new e-axle means even longer range for Volvo’s electric trucks as it enables more batteries to be carried. Volvo Trucks claims to have the widest offer of battery electric trucks in the industry, with six different …

Gabriel Makki, tolling expert at Kapsch TrafficCom provides insights into road user charging (RUC) and the challenges the technology is still facing. The number of vehicles on the roads shows continued growth, while the cost of maintaining road infrastructure is increasing. At the same time, new environmental protection and sustainability goals are forcing new mobility concepts. How can tolling still be …

Long-term ocean freight rates climbed yet again in August, edging up 4.1% month-on-month to stand 121.2% higher than this time last year. The latest global data, crowd sourced by Oslo-based Xeneta for its Xeneta Shipping Index XSI, demonstrates that despite softening spot rates, uneven demand and on-going supply chain issues, the world’s leading carriers remain on course for another bumper …

Denis Zonneveld has joined Roldo Rent, the European rental supplier of reusable moving equipment as the company’s commercial director. The new appointment will allow the company’s Directors, Gerard Geijtenbeek and Gerdine Leeuwis, to focus on the development of the company throughout Europe. Roldo Rent was taken over by Rotom, a supplier of logistics load carriers, in November 2021.  Gerard said …