Company Shuttle

Connections

Train charter service for single customers

 

Operations of the following Shuttle Net connections:

Antwerp Combinant

Busto Arsizio-Gallarate

Geleen RTC

Busto Arsizio-Gallarate

Book your own train

The Company Shuttle unit of Hupac Intermodal serves customers who charter their own trains and secure capacity at an attractive price. Each company shuttle runs exclusively for up to three partners who take on the full loading commitment. Your advantages:

  • customised schedules meeting your specific needs
  • cost effective with fully automated standard procedures
  • procurement power of a strong partner.

We make your challenge a success 

Trains are our job. We provide our know-how to ensure that your trains are an instant success. From purchasing railway services and operational control of the day-to-day business to taking action in case of disturbances and wagon management – we act as an interface to the railways and free you up to focus on your core business.

 

Tailor-made to satisfy highest expectations

Each train is individually arranged to meet the customer’s needs. Based on the required route, schedule and frequency, we evaluate the needed components and define the required service level. For example, the package may comprise:

  • wagon rental and fleet management
  • terminal services
  • train monitoring and operational control 24/7
  • backup wagons or compositions
  • further added value services such as positioning of empty equipment, in-plant services, etc.

Integrated order management

Orders are processed efficiently. We install a customised order-to-billing system for each train with effective IT integration between the customer’s ERP software and Hupac’s operating system.

 

When do you run your first company train?

A company shuttle offers guaranteed loading capacity at an attractive price. In addition, your own intermodal train is a strong statement for climate-friendly, efficient transport solutions – a clear competitive advantage in the logistics market.

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The Busto OCR rail portals go live

Automation of the train checking process

Hupac announces the successful go-live of the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) rail portals inside the Terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate.

 

The portals provide a solution for automated train inspection, identification and inventory – an important feature that helps to handle the growing traffic volume. Thanks to an advanced camera and a sophisticated software system, the OCR portals allow remote visual inspection of information about incoming containers and wagons, thus speeding up the train checking process.  

 

The two portals from Camco Technologies were installed in November 2017 at the north and south entrances of the terminal. They have been tested by the rail control operators of Busto Arsizio terminal over the last months.

 

Today the OCR system reads the following data:

  • position of the loading unit on the wagon
  • wagon number
  • unit number
  • ISO code
  • seal presence.

In a second phase, additional features will be made available, such as the detection and reading of codification tables as well as dangerous goods and IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) labels.

 

Furthermore, OCR portals will be installed in the check-in area of Terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate in the coming months. This allows simplified procedures and a faster registration of the incoming and outgoing trucks.

 

An OCR rail portal project has also been launched for the HTA Hupac Terminal Antwerp. Currently it is in the analysis phase, while installation is planned for the next year. Other Hupac terminals will follow, according to the Hupac digitalization strategy.

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Contacts

Daniele
Mazzoleni
Product Manager |
Deputy Director Company Shuttle
Hupac Intermodal AG
Bruggerstrasse 37
CH-5400 Baden
+41 58 8558088
dmazzoleni@hupac.com

Single point of contact

cs@hupac.com