ACB Agencies - Modal shift and innovation

As the roads are getting packed tighter and tighter with truck traffic, and fuel prices are constantly rising, the ACB Group realises that shippers throughout Europe have to rethink their logistical setup. In this respect the ACB Group and its partners focus on modal shift actions and innovation.

By shifting cargo from road to short sea, barge and rail, the ACB Group can offer its customers a cost-effective, environmentally stable and long-term solution to the problems of today’s surface traffic.

A clear example: by rethinking the Mega trailer (100m³) traffic from Bosch and Siemens Household Appliances AG (BSH), ACB Agencies and its partners have developed a 99m³ container, with an internal height of 3 meters. This innovation has led to a shift of 2500 trucks per year from road to barge-rail and short sea, between South-Germany and the United Kingdom.