Recently this Scania R580 was equipped with a two-zone diesel-free refrigeration unit.
Customer: Fjärrmilen
Truck: Scania R580
Refrigeration unit: Ecofridge Topline 16
Two-zone solution: Ecofridge Multiline 8MTL
Generator: Ecogen Lowline
Box supplier: Bussbygg
Ytterhälla Transport does not stall on sustainability when the company is distributing Arla’s dairy products. Fossil-free vehicles and refrigeration units have optimised their transports from start to finish.
With a father who was a milk transporter by trade, it was only natural that Jan Thunberg would enter this business. Today he runs the family-owned company Ytterhälla Transport with his wife Anneli and son Mattias. The company is based in Västerås, from where about 10 trucks head out every week to transport Arla’s products from dairies to terminals, stores and restaurants.
“We are a real family business and often share jobs between each other,” says Jan Thunberg.
Environmental work runs as a common thread through the business and all the company’s vehicles are completely fossil-free. The drivers’ ability to drive in an environmentally friendly way is recorded with apps and a speed limit has been set at 82 km/h.
“It’s become a form of spontaneous competition in environmentally friendly driving, and that benefits everyone,” says Jan Thunberg.
The high environmental standards that Arla has for its own vehicles also apply to Ytterhälla Transport. In addition to driving with fossil-free fuels, one way to achieve this is to use environmentally friendly hydraulic and electric refrigeration units.
“We have a number of Hultsteins units from before and we will also be using them on our new vehicles that are coming in. This will give us a clean unit instead of a version that burns a couple of litres of diesel every hour.”
Jan and his drivers cover the region of central Sweden. Operational reliability and the environment will continue to be a strong focus for Ytterhälla’s business.
“We have no other options if we always want to be fossil-free. But besides the environmental aspect, the simplicity of the Hultsteins unit also works in its favour. There are fewer things that can go wrong and repair costs are lower. So everyone’s a winner!”
Dawsongroup, one of the largest truck leasing companies in the UK, is choosing to equip its first fossil-free refrigeration trucks with refrigeration units from Hultsteins. A wise and natural choice, we think.
Did you know that professional drivers can save tens of thousands of pounds – and haulage companies can save millions with economical driving.
According to the Department of Transport, Eco-driving is a term used to describe the energy efficient operation of vehicles. It consists of safe, defensive, and anticipatory driving techniques. Evidence from Europe, Asia, and North America proposes that eco-driving can save fuel and reduce emissions up to 15%.
In addition to hydraulic and electric refrigeration units, economical driving can also contribute to both higher profitability and lower environmental impact.
Fair Transport is the transport industry’s way of making sustainable transport visible. An important step towards continuous improvement in e.g. environmental issues through transparent accounting and clear commitments.
One aspect of a determined environmental effort, for example, could be the move away from using diesel-powered Euro 1 refrigeration units and finding alternative hydraulic and electric alternatives that use the tractor’s Euro 6 engine as the only power source.
