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Prime example of sustainability
High-speed doors combine perfect insulation, energy-efficient functionality, and modern technology. The new building for the Road Traffic and Shipping Office in Schaffhausen is a showcase project for sustainable construction. Efaflex doors further contribute to minimizing energy consumption.
Swiss Post under increasing pressure
Without the logistics division, which generated CHF 278 million in operating profit in 2025, Swiss Post as a whole would be close to being in the red. As it is, the group still made a profit of CHF 315 million in 2025. Meanwhile, the company is still reeling from the shock of the bus fire in Kerzers that claimed six lives.
News from the management team
Toyota Material Handling, a provider of forklift trucks and intralogistics solutions, is hosting a panel discussion with leading European executives on the second day of LogiMAT at the Stuttgart trade fair. Participants include Jan Lorenz, CEO of Toyota Germany; Hiroshi Kuriyama, head of Toyota Europe; Ralph Cox; and Avinash Balachandran, head of development.
Hupac defies difficult environment
In 2025, the Hupac Group transported approximately 975,000 road shipments using combined road/rail transport. This represents a 4.3% increase in transport volume. Hupac stated that this performance allowed it to maintain its leading position in Europe, particularly on the transalpine TEN-T corridor.
Not as rosy as expected
For material handling and intralogistics suppliers in Germany, the 2025 financial year shows a 7 percent decline in production volume. This brings the value down to €25.8 billion, reports the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association. No turnaround is yet in sight for 2026.
The perpetrator set himself on fire
Following the fire on the postal bus in Kerzers, initial findings from the investigation do not point to a terrorist act. Hearings and witness statements suggest that the perpetrator was mentally unstable, acted alone, likely holds Swiss citizenship, and lived in the canton of Bern.
«Vehicle Lifetime» in Katowice
In Katowice, SSI Schäfer is setting up a highly automated logistics center for the «Vehicle Lifetime» division of the automotive supplier Schaeffler in close cooperation with the robot specialists from RO-BER, the SAP experts from SWAN and the robotics and AGV experts from DS Automation.
With Kardex Mlog towards Lodz
As part of the expansion of an existing high-bay warehouse by three additional aisles, a pallet conveyor loop, and the modernization of the existing pallet conveyor system, Kardex Mlog has provided 20,016 new pallet spaces for the Polish pharmaceutical company Aflofarm Farmacja.
A fire in a postal bus claims lives
Six people are believed to be dead and several injured after a postal bus went up in flames in Kerzers on Tuesday evening around 6:25 p.m. Police reported late Tuesday evening that the bus was completely destroyed and that the fire may have been deliberately set.
Always up-to-date via remote access
Economical to purchase, with focused performance, ergonomic and equipped with numerous safety features, the new Linde Ri14 to Ri18 series reach trucks from Linde Material Handling (MH) are set to premiere at LogiMAT.
Siemens charging stations for the US Postal Service
Siemens charging stations for the US Postal Service
L. DeJoy
The US Postal Service (USPS) has begun equipping its sorting and delivery centers with charging stations for its planned fleet of more than 66,000 electric vehicles. This is part of the modernization of its aging delivery fleet under the ten-year "Delivering for America" plan.
The first 14,000 chargers for the Postal Service's electric vehicles are being manufactured by three suppliers: Siemens, Rexel/ChargePoint, and Blink. Yesterday's event also saw the unveiling of battery-electric COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) vehicles, which Ford plans to mass-produce. The USPS plans to procure a total of 21,000 of these electric vehicles – 9,250 of which will be from Ford. By 2028, at least 45,000 next-generation battery-electric delivery vehicles (NGDVs) are expected to be added, bringing the total number of electric vehicles in the delivery fleet to the aforementioned 66,000.
In the presence of White House officials, the first charging stations were unveiled at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC). Charging stations like these are slated to be installed throughout the year at hundreds of new S&DCs nationwide to power the nation's largest electric vehicle fleet.
Deliver – even if the hurricane beat them to it again. Photos: USPS
The electrification and modernization of the Postal Service's delivery fleet is part of a $40 billion investment strategy by the organization to modernize and improve the USPS's processing, transportation, and delivery networks.
"By transforming our operational processes and investing in new automation, new technologies, and modernized facilities and vehicles," said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, "we will achieve significant efficiency gains that will reduce our costs, decrease our carbon footprint, and minimize waste. We are grateful for the support of Congress and the Biden administration through funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to allow the electrification visible here today."
