Air France KLM Teams up with Jan de Rijk on Biofuel Truck
by Damian Brett (Air Cargo News) Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo and Jan de Rijk Logistics have teamed up on the use of biofuel-powered truck.
The new Long Heavy Vehicle (LHV) will be run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil 100 (HVO100) and also offers a larger capacity to reduce the amount of driving.
This new fuel, HVO, also known as “blue diesel”, can reduce CO₂ emissions by as much as 89%, the partners said.
Meanwhile, the larger capacity means the truck can carry six ULDs instead of the usual four.
“This means that using an LHV for two trips saves an entire truck trip, therefore substantially reducing CO₂ emissions as well,” AFKLMP Cargo explained.
The LHV will be utilised on trucking services between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Frankfurt am Main, aroute selected because of the high volume of cargo transported between the two hubs. READ MORE
AFKLMP Cargo, Jan de Rijk Logistics introduce new HVO-powered long heavy vehicle (Biobased Diesel Daily)