Newsroom
Latest announcements, news stories, and highlights from within our portfolio.
We spoke to one of our Bulgarian drivers
Roosendaal, 29 April 2020 – Recently, we spoke to one of our Bulgarian drivers: Todor Yanakiev. He had his weekly rest in Roosendaal. Todor Yanakiev is 45 years old and has been working at Jan de Rijk Logistics since October 2013. We spoke to him briefly and were curious about his experiences at Jan de Rijk Logistics and what he likes the most about his profession. In view of the current situation, we were of course also curious about what he experiences along the way from the Coronavirus.Read more
JDR Freight Solutions, your logistics challenge is our concern
Roosendaal, 10 April 2020 – Freight Solutions is a relatively new department within Jan de Rijk Logistics. Freight Solutions is Jan de Rijk Logistics’ answer to the many Control Tower solutions that can now be found in the logistics market. A one-stop shop for all services. We ensure seamless coordination between the various departments within Jan de Rijk Logistics, but we also manage your or our suppliers in all European countries.Read more
CO2 emission reduction is not rocket science
Roosendaal, November 15 – Jan de Rijk Logistics commits to business process improvements and CO2 offsetting in order to achieve continual growth in sustainability. Marjan van Loon, President Shell Nederland, Royal Dutch Shell Jan de Rijk, founder and owner of Jan de Rijk LogisticsRead more
Awarded CEVA Benelux Ground Carrier of the Year 2019
Roosendaal, November 15 - CEVA Logistics Benelux announced at its 2nd Carrier Connection Event that Jan de Rijk Logistics is the Ground Carrier of the Year 2019! We are extremely proud of the award by CEVA to our organization, as we work to be the most trusted Logistics Service provider for every customer we serve.Read more
Fred Westdijk announced as new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics
Roosendaal, 29 August - Jan de Rijk Logistics has appointed Fred Westdijk (52) as new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics. He succeeds Sebastiaan Scholte, who left the company on 01 July. The appointment is effective 01 September 2019. Fred is the current Director of Contract Logistics at Jan de Rijk Logistics.Read more
Data sharing and intermodal transport reduce CO2 emissions
Jan de Rijk Intermodal uses advanced collaborative AEOLIX platform to reach it's Corporate Social Responsibility goals. Combining logistic networks enhances the opportunities for co-loading, modal shifts and for optimizing the use of capacities and existing infrastructure. An expected reduction of CO2 emissions by 20 – 30 % is in reach when cross chain control centres are in place using the open AEOLIX platform for information exchange.Read more
New service Ljubljana – Linz
Jan de Rijk Logistics' road network expands with a new service between Austria and Slovenia. We opened a groupage service that connects Ljubljana with Linz and onwards with the rest of Europe.Read more
Spring is in the air
Goodbye winter, and hello spring. Take a look at the first visible sign that spring has arrived.Read more
Jan de Rijk Logistics deploys 80 new DAFS
Reliable trucks and a back-up in the form of a well-oiled dealer network that has its maintenance processes organised at every level. This is exactly why Jan de Rijk Logistics has chosen DAF for so many years. Eighty LF, CF and XF trucks in various versions have been ordered for 2019, including a number of modified DAF XF 480 FTP 6x2 tractor units with an ESTEPE pusher axle for added axle load. The order is partially a replacement and partially an expansion of the fleet.Read more
Predictive Assets Optimization
Jan de Rijk Logistics is making headway in the industry again by implementing Transmetrics’ next-generation predictive optimization software.Read more
Pharmaceutical Active Container Handling
We know that pharmaceutical products have to reach healthcare professionals and, ultimately, patients on time and in perfect condition.Read more
