Safety - our number one priority

Safety is one of Hupac’s major priorities. The company aims at carrying out a safe and reliable transportation system, ensuring maximum safety in all its fields of activity.

 

Safety objectives

Our main safety objectives relate to the prevention of accidents in terminals and on the railway lines, the integrity of load units and smooth operation of the wagon fleet.

 

Compliance with legislation

Hupac conforms to the statutory safety provisions; if necessary, the company voluntarily implements additional measures.

 

Active management

Hupac makes available the instruments, resources and processes needed to guarantee an adequate system for safety management.

 

Focus on prevention

Hupac supports every initiative aimed at preventing safety-relevant disruptions or accidents.

 

Adequate training

Hupac's employees are adequately trained allowing them to perform their functions conscientiously and responsibly.

 

Dangerous goods

Hupac has put in place a centralised service specifically dedicated to this kind of transport, headed by a Dangerous Goods compliance advisor, appointed and trained according to the provisions of Directive 96/35/CE. 

 

Monitoring and improvement

Hupac regularly verifies the safety level in the company to identify any shortcomings and intervening in critical situations. Monitoring and controlling provide the basis for the continuous improvement process.

 

Teamwork

Safety is the result of teamwork involving collaborators, partners, customers and supervisory authorities. Hupac promotes an open, constructive dialog and supports awareness and motivation of all individuals, with the objective of creating an effective safety culture.

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Open letter from the industry: Save Combined Transport!

Seven leading companies and associations in the rail freight sector – Hupac, Kombiverkehr, TX Logistik, ERFA, UIRR, SGKV and Fermerci – have sent an open letter to Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder and DB CEO Evelyn Palla on 29 October 2025.

 

Under the motto “Save Combined Transport”, the signatories warn of an increasing shift of freight traffic from rail back to road.

 

This shift has already begun and is well documented. Its cause lies in the insufficient performance of the rail infrastructure. Over the coming years, we expect – as a result of the planned corridor renovations in Germany that largely disregard industrial supply requirements – hundreds of thousands of additional truck journeys.

On the major Alpine corridors through Austria and Switzerland alone, this would mean around 500,000 extra trucks on the roads, with corresponding increases in emissions, congestion and accident risk.

Without immediate countermeasures, Europe risks losing transport capacity, competitiveness and climate progress. We therefore call for:

  • A freeze on track access charges for 2026
  • A capacity guarantee of at least 90% during corridor renovations
  • Upgrading of suitable diversion routes
  • Train path allocation according to market needs
  • Compensation for operational restrictions on inferior routes
  • Suspension of cancellation fees

 

Check the Open Letter in the Download section.

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