Together with our network, we are strengthening freight transport in Germany

The transfer of our research results into practice, whether through joint projects or practical events, is a central element of our department. Here you will find an overview of the individual categories such as our practice partners and projects, as well as our events and lectures.

Our network in Hesse, Germany and the world

Research lab for innovative freight wagons: cooperation institute between TU Darmstadt and DB Cargo

In the “Research Lab Innovative Freight Wagon”, we research innovative solutions in the field of logistics and transportation. Not only are exciting research projects being developed here, but we are also working hard on new teaching and training opportunities. Together, TU Darmstadt and DB Cargo are shaping the future of logistics, from intelligent freight wagons to innovative transport services.

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xChange-Circle M&T – Sustainable Mobility and Transport

For a future worth living, our world must change fundamentally. Sustainable action is the key to a successful transformation of the transportation system. The Technical University of Darmstadt is making an internationally visible contribution to the sustainability of transportation. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the effects of today's transportation, a sustainable transportation system is presented along a transformation path. Our Chair is contributing to the xChange Cicle with exciting innovations in road and rail freight transport.

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Events and lectures by our team at the Chair of Business Management and Logistics

On September 5, 2023 at the 8th HOLM Innovation Marketplace at the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) in Frankfurt, two of the department's research projects were presented, which were developed as part of HOLM's innovation funding:

Julia Wenzel presented the results on the SpotIn project , explaining how the integration of small, high-performance tractors for moving and shunting load carriers, so-called spotters, in terminals can lead to increased efficiency in combined road/rail (CT) freight transport.

Felix Roeper presented the results of the project Decentralized Planning of Platoons , conducted jointly with the Center of Cognition and Computation at Goethe University Frankfurt, and showed how individual trucks can form automated platoons with the help of an AI through the use of car-to-car communication in road freight transport to realize cost savings for transport companies.

On April 25, 2022, we discussed how more goods can be shifted from road to rail and what potential Combined Road/Rail Freight Transport (CT) has in the Hanau/Gelnhausen-Schlüchtern region with the Mobility and Infrastructure Committee of the Hanau-Gelnhausen-Schlüchtern Chamber of Commerce and Industry in our Combined Transport Innovation Lab at the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) in Frankfurt. This enabled a look at potential progress and innovation in CT from a research perspective with a practical view. Along with the exchange, there was a lively and animated discussion about the challenges of CT in the Hanau/Gelnhausen-Schlüchtern region. It did not stop at identifying the problems but also produced exciting approaches to solving them.

Here you can find more of our events and lectures.