LKW WALTER - Pioneers in combined transport

In order to be able to offer competitive and environmentally-friendly transport solutions, LKW WALTER has been intelligently combining transport modes by road, rail and ferry since the 1980s

• Rail/Short-Sea for the majority part of the journey (environmentally-friendly transport solution)
• Truck for feeder services (flexible door-to-door transports)

With more than 5,000 cranable trailers and over 800 swap bodies, LKW WALTER is one of Europe’s leading combined transport operators.

By shifting road transports on to rail and ferry in combined transport "Road/Rail and "Short-Sea shipping" we achieve an essential contribution to the reduction of CO₂ emissions.

Advantages of combined transport

• Securing of loading capacities
  - LKW WALTER's own company trains
  - Fixed spaces on rail and ferry connections with fixed departure and transit times
  - No driving bans in the nocturnal hours, at weekends or on public holidays
  - No traffic jams, optimised driving and break times

• Increased efficiency --> cost optimisation
  - Latest equipment; load securing certificate according to EN 12642 XL
  - Utilisation of a heavier payload (29 to instead of 25 to), resulting in up to 20 % fewer loadings and offloadings
  - Availability of a standby trailer ("rolling stock")

• Environmentally-friendly transport solution
  - Reduction of CO2 emissions Rail/Road ~55 % / Short-Sea shipping ~75 %
  - Improvement in the ecological carbon footprint
  - LKW WALTER CO2 Reduction Certificate
  - Positive image > "Green(er) supply chain"

Company train concept

LKW WALTER ...

• purchases an intermodal company train (~15 waggons with 30 units, max. 1,600 to entire weight, 550 m in length)
  

• pays for 100 % of the capacity (risk of train not being full is carried by LKW WALTER)

• secures freight space capacities for its customers - even during equipment shortages