FreshLinc has revealed that it has joining the government-backed trial of longer semi-trailers in a bid to cut fuel costs and reduce its carbon emissions.
Gray & Adams has supplied the Lincolnshire-based refrigerated distribution operator with a clutch of insulated 14.6m long semi-trailers, all fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector dual-temperature refrigeration units.
The trailers have BPW self-steer axles, allowing them to meet turning circle requirements.
They can each carry 28 pallets, two more than FreshLinc's standard, 13.6m units.
"That allows us to reduce the number of miles our vehicles need to cover, thereby saving fuel and improving our environmental profile," confirms Andy Marchant, group fleet engineer.
The new trailers will work with DAF XF105 6x2 Super Space tractor units, another 63 of which will be joining the fleet in December.
FreshLinc's 14.6m trailers have been assigned to an intensive trunking operation between Spalding and Scotland.
"It's a gruelling application," acknowledges Marchant. "The rigs are fully-freighted and double-shifted, but I've every confidence that our new Gray & Adams trailers are up to the job."
