Technical support for vehicles

Coding

To access intermodal transport, vehicles must be certified for rail transport. On behalf of the customer, Hupac codifies  vehicles, ensuring compatibility between vehicles and wagons on the desired traffic route.

 

ILU-Code

Since 2011, a single identification system for intermodal loading units has been in place. Containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers must have an ILU or BIC code to be accepted in unaccompanied combined transport in Europe.

 

The European ILU code is defined in standard EN 13044. It is used to identify non-ILU containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers in combined transport in Europe. The BIC code is a similar identifier defined in ISO 6346, which is primarily intended to identify ISO containers.

 

The ILU code can be requested via www.ilu-code.eu. Our technical service is available for further clarification.

 

Investments in vehicles

If the customer plans to build specific vehicles for combined transport, our technical support service is available to provide technical advice and coordination with the manufacturer.

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Intermodal network at society's service

Restrictions on production and commercial activities are being introduced throughout Europe, with ever greater speed and degree of restriction.

In Italy, the Government's decision of 22 March has further restricted economic activity, now limited to essential goods and services. Land transport and its supply chain are excluded from these restrictions. Therefore, our terminals in Italy and our intermodal rail network remain in operation without restrictions.

In all countries we can count on the support of rail infrastructure managers and railway undertakings. They do their best to keep trains running. Certain restrictions in certain countries, such as the closure of lines at certain times, cannot be excluded, but will be communicated in a good time.

Our terminals must operate safely and efficiently. We therefore ask our customers to collect their loading units in a promptly, and to distribute the flow to the terminals throughout the day thus reducing waiting times and the presence of people in the terminals.

Thanks to our employees in the terminals and in the home office we guarantee the availability of the goods we all need, from basic goods to raw materials for the production of essential products, from consumer healthcare products to supplies for hospitals.

Technical support service

codifica@hupac.com

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