On track: Neill & Brown rolls out UK–Italy rail freight

Neill & Brown Global Logistics director Carl Andrew pictured with one of the new Huckepack trailers.

THE two companies have made a significant investment in Huckepack trailers to provide seamless intermodal transport to and from Italy. The new service, which is suitable for a wide range of goods and complements Neill & Brown’s established European road and sea services, offers customers a lower-carbon alternative on one of the continent’s busiest freight corridors.

Six of the specialist reinforced trailers, which are designed for rail and road transport, have been delivered to Neill & Brown to transport customers’ goods bound for Italy.

They will be taken by Neill & Brown’s trucks from its Hessle headquarters via road and then ferry from Hull, before being lifted onto a freight train at Zeebrugge.

Neill & Brown has provided daily timed deliveries to and from Italy for many years, and the intermodal upgrade will provide customers with a new, sustainable transport option.

Carl Andrew, Neill & Brown’s logistics director, said: “We have a superb relationship with Sogedim and believe this joint venture has great potential.

“It is a major investment in an efficient and reliable mode of transport to and from one of our most popular destinations, and we are thrilled to see the delivery of these striking additions to our fleet.

“By taking advantage of the existing rail freight infrastructure on the UK-Italy route, we can now provide more choice to our customers, who are increasingly looking for less carbon intensive haulage solutions.”

Neill & Brown’s European logistics service is backed up by an extensive warehousing operation at two strategic Hull and Humber sites and an in-house customs documentation and clearance service.

The company started more than a century ago, and also provides a worldwide sea and air service, abnormal loads service and UK pallet delivery.