Parcel courier, Yodel, has taken delivery of 80 S.BO PACE trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to ensure more sustainable deliveries.
The company, which makes more than 190 million deliveries annually, received its second significant trailer order from Schmitz Cargobull in just three years based on calculations suggesting it could help reduce annual fuel costs and 1,464kg in CO2 savings per trailer.
“We were hugely impressed with the scale of the potential savings presented by the UK team at Schmitz Cargobull, which align closely with the sustainability goals of our business,” said Yodel Compliance Manager, Pasqualino Vaccarella.
“Yodel has already made great strides in reducing our climate impact and this marks another step in our sustainability journey.
“With the lighter weight of the S.BO PACE trailer compared to some of its competitors, we expect to see some tangible benefits in the first year of operation, including substantial improvements in fuel economy across the fleet.”
The S.BO PACE trailers are expected to travel England, Scotland and Wales, covering all of Yodel’s service centres as well as its three national sortation hubs.
“Designed for courier express parcel services transport, the S.BO PACE offers a weight saving of up to 700kg over traditional dry-freight trailer designs thanks to its STRUKTOPLAST panels – lightweight, polypropylene honeycomb-shaped core panels – which increases payload capability and leads to a significant reduction in fuel costs and CO2 emissions over the lifecycle of the trailer,” the OEM said in a statement.
Yodel’s latest order with Schmitz Cargobull follows a £14 million investment in its fleet over 2023, helping to meet growing demand and improve efficiency.
Vaccarella commended Schmitz Cargobull’s ‘fantastic’ service: “We’ve strengthened our relationship with the team who not only supported us all the way through the trailer build and aftercare but also got behind Yodel during our road safety week event and various other business initiatives. It’s a very productive partnership.”
In other news, earlier this year, an international logistics company, specialising in temperature-controlled road transport of fruit and vegetables, added 200 refrigerated semi-trailers to its fleet.
