Shetland Isles, Scotland: DFDS has added three new Gray & Adams trailers with Carrier Transicold Vector HE19 fridges to its fleet.
The new Vector HE19 units are on 13.6-metre Gray & Adams trailers and replace competitor systems. They become the latest Carrier-cooled assets to enter service in DFDS’s 122-unit refrigerated trailer fleet in the Shetland Isles, Scotland.
Jack Hodgson, fleet manager, DFDS, said: “Purchasing these units supports our CSR commitment, which aims to dramatically reduce the company’s carbon footprint. A cleaner, more efficient trailer fleet will play a very important role in that process.”
The Vector HE19 delivers up to 30% fuel savings compared to the previous generation Vector 1950 due to a combination of Carrier Transicold’s all-electric E-Drive technology and an all new multi-speed engine design.
These fuel-saving figures have been independently verified against the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the Association Technic Energy Environment (ATEE) partial load fuel burn standards. The oil drain interval for the unit’s engine is doubled when compared to its predecessor.
The Vector HE19 unit’s use of a fully hermetic scroll compressor and economiser helps deliver a 40% increase in refrigeration capacity during pull-down, while reducing the chance of refrigerant escape by 50%.
The system is also 19% more efficient when plugged into the electrical grid on standby. Combined, these factors deliver reduced diesel, maintenance and electricity bills, while helping to shrink DFDS’s carbon footprint.
“These trailers operate very intensive routes and are only ever off the road when undergoing maintenance. The improved fuel savings and refrigerant containment will help with both our environmental credentials and our operating costs, so it was a win-win,” Hodgson said.
DFDS operates 800 refrigerated trailers. The three new units are expected to remain in operation for 10 years transporting fresh fish from the Shetland Islands to processing plants on the mainland.
