Long-term Tiger Trailers customer AO has invested more than £2 million in improving the capacity of its fleet while reducing carbon emissions, with the addition of 20 further moving double deck trailers, this time LSTs, along with 10 compressed natural gas tractor units from IVECO.
David Ashwell, group logistics director at AO, said: “We are proud to be continuing our move to a more sustainable future that will hopefully see 90% of our fleet running on CNG by 2030. These tractor units and the new LSTs allow us to reduce our carbon footprint and save on costs.”
AO has also announced that it is transitioning its fleet of tractor units from diesel to more environmentally friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) with a goal to have 90% of its vehicles running on CNG by 2030. The retailer, which sponsors the Manchester Arena, originally purchased 10 CNG tractor units in 2022 and the Bolton-based company has now brought 10 more into its fleet. The switch will enable a reduction of up to 85% in CO2 emissions, compared to the existing diesel fleet.
Powered by Tiger Trailer’s in-house hydraulic ram lifting deck solution, operational ruggedness has been engineered into the trailers’ specification, from recessed and protected lights sunk into the rear bearer, and galvanisation applied to various parts of the chassis, to the rear under-run being positioned to avoid loading bay damage.
Darren Holland, Sales Director of Tiger Trailers, said: “It’s great to work with the entire AO team and we look forward to enhancing the current builds into the next generation at each enquiry stage. The evolution from the original trailers supplied in 2015 that gave an increase of 14% in load capacity back then to the new trailers which are gaining a further 10% is great to see.”
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