Geodis pilots electrical Volvo FE truck for components deliveries in Australia
Geodis will first be assessing driving vary for heavy items deliveries with a Volvo FE truck throughout 200km routes in metropolitan areas. It should function between Geodis headquarters in Matraville, Sydney, and Volvo Group Australia’s components distribution centre in Minto, round 50km away.
The truck, which has a variety of 220km, will probably be charged utilizing infrastructure provided by ABB, with a proportion derived from photo voltaic vitality. Goodman Group additionally been concerned with the mission to put in photo voltaic panels and charging infrastructure throughout Geodis’ services, paving the best way for the additional electrification of the Geodis fleet.
The truck will present sustainable deliveries alongside present freight forwarding companies within the nation and Geodis mentioned it might look to develop the usage of etrucks on larger-scale rollout as soon as the pilot mission is reviewed.
Geodis has been working with Volvo Australia’s e-mobility group to coach drivers and plan extra environment friendly routes and hundreds.
“The brand new absolutely electrical truck is devoted to carrying the spare components for automobiles, starting from automobiles, vehicles and buses,” mentioned a spokesperson for Geodis. “That is the primary time in Australia {that a} freight forwarder has deployed a big electrical truck in its fleet and we’re excited concerning the prospects that the automobile presents in changing typical diesel vehicles.”
Low-carbon logistics
Geodis mentioned the usage of the etruck would lower carbon emissions by 95% in comparison with the diesel vehicles it makes use of. The etruck may even fully take away fantastic particles and nitrogen oxide emissions.
“This initiative serves not solely as a testomony to our long-standing relationship with Volvo but additionally to our collective imaginative and prescient to decarbonize the availability chain business, whilst we proceed to develop our companies to fulfill evolving buyer wants,” mentioned Stuart Asplet, sub-regional managing director for the Pacific area at Geodis.
Tim Camilleri, electromobility supervisor, Volvo Group Australia, added: “Bringing low-carbon and extra round transport options has at all times been a key precedence for us, and this strategic partnership is among the many steps that we’re taking to construct a extra energy-efficient transport ecosystem for the market,” mentioned
Geodis supplies companies for its automotive clients throughout a community of regional distribution centres throughout the Asia-Pacific area. That features contract logistics companies and final mile deliveries to the automobile dealerships.
“Our freight forwarding capabilities cowl inflows through air and ocean, and we’re the second largest customs brokerage in Australia,” mentioned the spokesperson for Geodis. “Specifically, our automotive shoppers depend on Geodis to make sure all their semi-finished merchandise and provides arrive on time into Australia, in accordance with their enterprise wants.”
The logistics supplier mentioned it’s implementing different low-carbon transport programs, and constructing environment friendly, multimodal transport networks that use of rail, short-sea transport, and inland waterways. Geodis has additionally launched its Sustainable Gas Program worldwide, which goals to speed up the usage of different and renewable fuels, together with these utilized by ocean-going vessels, to scale back greenhouse gasoline emissions.
