Transportation, Mobility & Logistics

Bonn – November 10, 2026 -- The Construction and Property Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia (BLB NRW) has commissioned 22 new charging points for electric vehicles at Campus Poppelsdorf in Bonn. The site is among the first to go live in a state-wide program of up to 2,000 charging points.

Rollout targets about 200 state-owned sites across North Rhine-Westphalia

BLB NRW is carrying out the program on the initiative of the state government. The chargers are primarily intended for state service vehicles. Most will also be open to the private vehicles of state employees and members of the public.

Paul Höller, State Secretary in the state's Ministry for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy, attended the symbolic launch. He said the state is placing chargers where people move in daily life and tied the effort to its goal of a climate-neutral state administration.

Berlin – November 10, 2026 -- Battery-electric tractor units can already pay back over their entire holding period under current market conditions, according to total-cost calculations by Germany's Westfalen Group. CEO Thomas Perkmann made the case at the dena congress in Berlin, arguing that the result holds only if electricity stays price-competitive with diesel.

Perkmann spoke on the panel "Fuel price crisis at the pump: increasing resilience through renewable energy". His co-panelists were Kristin Kahl of Contargo Truck Fleet, Green Party transport spokesperson Swantje Michaelsen and Argus Media market reporter Marcel Rothenstein. Axel Blume of dena moderated.

Memphis – November 10, 2026 -- CharterUP has opened offices in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi, to run local operations for a Mid-South network of more than 400 buses, part of a nationwide fleet of more than 10,000 vehicles.

Two offices become CharterUP's Mid-South operations hub

The Memphis and Southaven sites will handle planning, dispatch, account management and on-site support. The charter bus marketplace says the offices are backed by its nationwide network and technology platform.

Regional work includes daily workforce shuttles for manufacturing and data center construction, crew transportation for distribution campuses, and group travel for hospitals, universities and major events. Named customers in the region include FedEx, Baptist Memorial Hospital and SpaceX.

Pittsburgh – November 10, 2026 -- A Massachusetts inventor is offering THE FIFTH WHEEL, an adapter that generates electricity while an electric vehicle is moving, for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

Adapter charges the auxiliary battery while the vehicle is in motion

The inventor, from Canton, Mass., designed the device as an auxiliary battery-charging feature for electric vehicles. It is intended to remove the need to stop and recharge at home or at a public charging station, which the inventor says increases efficiency and avoids delays. The stated goal is to let drivers cover longer distances without recharging stops.

Frankfurt – November 10, 2026 -- FedEx has opened a road hub in Alzenau, Lower Franconia, with about 15,500 square meters of warehouse space and 85 new jobs, lifting its German road hub count to four.

Alzenau hub adds 32 loading doors and 50 trailer bays

The facility sits in the Süd B30 industrial area. FedEx fitted an existing property with additional sorting technology. The site will mainly handle freight and bulk consignments, and it also processes oversized items and parcels.

Alzenau lies in the Rhine-Main region, east of Frankfurt, with direct access to the A3 and A45 motorways. FedEx says the location, close to its existing sites, makes it a key node for national and international traffic.

Opening is timed to the year-end volume surge

The hub went live ahead of the year-end season, which brings higher volumes and global trading events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Pittsburgh – November 10, 2026 -- An Orlando, Fla., inventor has submitted QUACK TRAK, a dashboard rack for rubber duck collections, to InventHelp's national sales office and is offering it for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

QUACK TRAK holds rubber ducks in place on vehicle dashboards

The rack is designed to stop ducks from sliding around or falling off while the vehicle is moving. According to the inventor, the display also does not block airflow from the dashboard vents.

Design avoids drilling, adhesive and permanent modifications

QUACK TRAK requires no drilling, adhesive or other permanent changes to the vehicle. It has an expandable design that is easy to mount and use, and the inventor identifies owners of jeep-style vehicles as the ideal users. The source also describes the rack as attractive in appearance.

WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – November 10, 2026 -- Havis has launched the VSX Console for 2021-2027 Ford F-Series vehicles, giving fleet operators a single upfit configuration they can standardize across every truck in service.

The console integrates control heads, computing equipment and accessories into one workspace. Havis says it is built to fit the F-Series interior like factory-installed equipment. Agencies and fleet managers can configure the upfit once and replicate it fleet-wide, which the company says streamlines installation and improves driver ergonomics.

Steel-and-polycarbonate build cuts console weight

Havis combines steel and polycarbonate construction to reduce weight while keeping the durability the brand is known for. A heavy-duty steel chassis is designed for shift-after-shift operation in challenging environments.

Dulles, Virginia – November 10, 2026 -- United Airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) are opening Concourse E at Washington Dulles International Airport on Nov. 10. The 435,000-square-foot facility adds 14 gates and is the airport's first new concourse in nearly two decades. United says the gates will let it fly more than 300 daily departures from Dulles next summer.

The concourse is the first visible piece of Dulles Global Gateway, a capital program of more than $20 billion that the Airports Authority, United and the U.S. Department of Transportation plan to deliver over the next decade. The program covers new and modernized concourses, additional gates, an enhanced Main Terminal, expanded AeroTrain service and a new U.S. Customs facility.

TORONTO – November 10, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH; OTCQX: QTRHF) has won a contract worth about $1.78 million from the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to maintain, support and modernize the state's commercial vehicle operations and screening infrastructure.

One-year term began Oct. 1, 2026, with a one-year extension option

The initial term started Oct. 1, 2026. A further one-year extension is possible by mutual agreement. The scope covers the East Boise, Declo, Huetter, Inkom, Sage Junction and Lewiston Port of Entry facilities along I-84, I-90, I-15 and US-95.

Dongying – November 10, 2026 -- Chinese brake supplier FRONTECH says its brake pad capacity can reach 10 million sets a year and that its disc plant runs 176 fully automated finishing lines. The company presented both figures to European aftermarket buyers at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, held September 8 to 12.

Automechanika drew about 4,400 exhibitors from more than 80 countries

The fair covered the full automotive aftermarket, and exhibitors discussed how AI, electromobility, digitalization and autonomous driving are changing the industry. FRONTECH used the event to promote its automated brake disc and pad lines and to pitch customized supply to international distributors, wholesalers and aftermarket brands.