The deal covers a fleet of mainly refrigerated vehicles, including 28 tractor units and 50 trailers, which deliver seven days a week, 24 hours a day, from the North East of England down to London and up to Scotland.
The fleet collects consolidated chilled and ambient products such as yoghurts, meats and salads, as well as fruit and vegetables, from specialist chilled distribution operators along the East Coast of England, which are then delivered to Regional Delivery Centres around the UK. A small part of the fleet delivers plastic mouldings and car parts for Jaguar Land Rover and BMW. The company has also recently diversified into earth moving equipment with a single low loader vehicle.
Hawthorns Logistics highest volume of daily deliveries are said to be between 10.00 pm and 05.0o am and, although the roads are free of traffic, drivers are often held up by diversions and road works so the fleet operator was looking for a tyre operator that can manage their tyres efficiently and avoid costly delays.
Chris Kilsby, director at Hawthorns Logistics, said: “We replace 30 to 40 tyres a month and we rely on Prometeon to keep our trucks on the road to meet our scheduled timed delivery slots. The service from Prometeon has certainly been impressive. To quote just one example, one of our vehicles was blocking the A1 and a Prometeon dealer was there within 15 minutes getting the driver back on the road in no time at all.’
Kilsby added: “Drivers need a reliable tyre with a strong tread and grip to avoid wheel spin in wet and snowy weather conditions. We’ve gained huge time efficiencies on the vehicles fitted with the TR01T drive tyres and our drivers have also seen tangible benefits in the Winter months, in terms of safety on the road and improved delivery times.”