Rüdinger Freight Forwarding is a family-owned company in its third generation, based in Krautheim in Baden-Württemberg. The company specializes in partial and full truckloads as well as machinery and plant engineering.
Rüdinger also operates as a regional LTL freight forwarder and warehouse logistics provider; among its global logistics services are air and sea freight as well as customs clearance.
Recently, the freight forwarder, together with truck manufacturer Renault Trucks and the Services division of
Netze BW, opened a depot charging park on the company's premises in Krautheim. The aim is to strengthen the electrification of heavy-duty road freight in the Hohenlohe region and to jointly push the mobility transition forward.
Advancing Electrification
According to its own statements, the freight forwarder plans to convert its entire last-mile fleet to electric vehicles by 2027. By the end of 2024, 15 percent of the fleet was already electric on the roads;
by 2026 the share is to rise to 50 percent.
The new charging park can be flexibly scaled to match the fleet's needs, thanks to scalable charging infrastructure—without affecting normal operations, the company says.
Manufacturer's E-Range
The Renault Trucks portfolio includes fully electric vehicles from 3.07 to 44 tonnes. In addition, according to the manufacturer, it relies on the circular economy: thus, by converting existing diesel vehicles to electric propulsion, resources are conserved and
the CO2 footprint is further reduced.
The Infrastructure Service Provider
The Services division of Netze BW specializes in planning, construction and operation of energy and infrastructure solutions and is intended to assist municipalities, municipal utilities, industry and project developers with electricity, gas, water, heat and telecommunications networks as well as lighting concepts, broadband and mobile communications projects. Solutions for renewable energies such as wind and solar park connections as well as IoT applications are
