Investment in curtainsider trailers empowers customers to embrace sustainability and improve efficiencies

Making it possible for our customers to impact their carbon footprint further

These specialised, curtainsider trailers offer increased capacity for transporting goods, enabling our customers to move more freight per journey while minimising the number of trips required, and reduce their overall fuel consumption and carbon footprint per unit. Our standard trailers are 13.6m long and 8-10 foot internally, while the extended trailers are 15.6m long and 10 foot inside. By using these trailers, we can carry up to 25% more pallets while reducing mileage on the roads. 

In terms of reducing carbon emissions, these extended trailers enable us to dramatically improve our customers’ carbon footprint. On a single trip basis, using an extended trailer with a bio-methane fuelled truck would increase GHG emissions from 0.083 (standard trailer) to 0.088 tCO2e, which is an increase of 6.1%. However, on the basis that you can take 60 pallets on an extended trailer compared to 52 on a standard trailer, the GHG emissions per pallet delivered would decrease from 1.6 to 1.47 kgCO2e/pallet, which is an 8.1% reduction.

Over a year, assuming one trip a day, five days a week and 50 weeks a year, using a standard trailer for 240 trips would generate 20.747 tCO2e.To take the same amount of freight using an extended trailer would require 204 trips (36 fewer) and the GHG emissions would be 18.660 tCO2e, a saving of 2.087 tCO2e.

Every little helps

Our investment in extended trailers is changing the way customers deliver their freight for the better. Not only are we able to minimise their carbon use, but these trailers are also giving our customers an opportunity to revaluate their supply chain. With the ability to transport larger volumes of goods in a single trip, customers partnering with us can streamline their logistics operations, reduce reliance on manpower, and mitigate their carbon emissions.

Renowned retailers, including Tesco, are already benefitting from using our extended trailers. By upgrading to extended trailers, not only has Tesco reduced their mileage, but the supermarket giant can deliver 25% more lighter goods on one trailer, thus positively impacting their efficiency.

Continuing to be the pioneer for change  

Like every industry, freight is faced with the challenges of climate change and sustainability, and our proactive efforts demonstrate that profitability and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand. Our decision to invest in 10 curtain side trailers is yet another example of how we’re pushing the boundaries and taking action to reduce carbon emissions, as well as making it possible for our customers to benefit from increased load efficiency.

Take a look at our services to see how we can strategically support you on your sustainability journey and positively impact your efficiencies, customer experience and profit margins too.