Ashford, UK: Brakes has introduced 30 new Gray & Adams double-deck trailers into its primary distribution fleet, working out of its national distribution centre in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The trailers have Thermo King Advancer A500 fridges supplied and installed by Marshall Fleet Solutions.
Paul Vernon, head of fleet, Brakes, said: “At Brakes, we are taking a long-term view about the development and expansion of our primary trailer fleet. The decision to incorporate the latest innovative technology offered by the Advancer A500 refrigeration systems into our fleet for the first time is based on the significant advantages that the Advancer generates. Over their expected 10-year lifetime, these trailers will save more than 600,000 litres of fuel meaning that we will remove 150 tonnes of carbon.”
Brakes operates a dedicated primary distribution fleet consisting of 150 trailers, of which Thermo King units are the preferred and majority brand, all supplied by Thermo King dealer dealer Marshall Fleet Solutions.
“Generally, we run our double deck trailers for at least 10 years, and sometimes even longer. The combination of Gray & Adams trailers specified with Thermo King trailer refrigeration systems really works for us over this time period, where the trailers are covering at least 225,000 km per annum. With such highly intensive usage, the new TK Advancer A500 systems will not only be generating significant fuel savings, the units will enable us to benefit from additional major carbon savings,” Vernon said
