Glasgow, Scotland: DR Macleod has received the first of two Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 multi-temperature fridges.
The fridge specification will help reduce vehicle noise and emissions.
The fridges are on two new 13.6-metre Gray & Adams reefers, additions to the 100 trailer fleet, 30 of which are refrigerated.
DR Macleod ordered its first Carrier Transicold unit 12 years ago and has used an increasing number in its rigid and trailer fleet.
“The outstanding performance and superb aftersales support we receive from Carrier has seen us order more and more of their products as we bring new assets into the fleet,” said Donald Macleod, managing director DR Macleod.
“The new Vector HE 19 units fit perfectly with our environmental strategy to lower fleet emissions, and because they’re so much quieter than anything we’ve had before, they’re also ideal when noise is a factor. This is particularly important when we’re parked up in the residential area waiting to catch the Stornoway ferry from Ullapool.”
Carrier Vector is all-electric and can reduce fuel consumption by up to 30% and noise by 3 dB(A) – which to the human ear equates to being 50% quieter. The unit also saves up to 15% on maintenance.
“We’ve been so impressed with the new Vector units that we’ve requested all new trailers we purchase outright and any additional we take on contract hire are mounted with them moving forward,” said Macleod. “When you add in the first-rate maintenance support we get from Carrier Transicold South & Central Scotland, it really is the complete package.”
The new trailers will operate from DR Macleod’s Glasgow depot, primarily making multi-drop chilled and frozen supermarket deliveries in Scotland and the Western Isles. On the road seven days a week, they are expected to clock up around 100,000 miles annually and will stay in service for at least eight years.
Founded in 1981, DR Macleod now operates around 55 trucks and 100 trailers, with smaller vans for local deliveries. Headquartered in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, the company also has depots in North Uist, Inverness, Skye and Glasgow.
