Patented in 1978, Schmitz Cargobull’s Ferroplast panel still is the backbone of every refrigerated or ambient trailer body sold under the Schmitz Cargobull label.
Since the product was launched, the company has delivered hundreds of thousands of Ferroplast-based trailers worldwide, indicating just how popular the technology is within the wider transport community.
Lineage Logistics was one of the most recent transport companies to invest in Schmitz Cargobull’s innovation with its eight new refrigerated 24-pallet refrigerated trailers.
The units, which will be used for local work for Lineage’s customers in Victoria, feature Schmitz Cargobull’s latest in-built racking system which have the capability to slide up to the roof, making the lives of owners and operators much easier.
“The roof-mounted load bars are attached to the trailer itself, so there’s no issues in losing load bars which happens in traditional equipment,” says Lineage Logistics General Manager of Transport for Australia, Justin Ryan. “This was the main reason why we decided to go with Schmitz for this order, in addition to the fact that they were able to offer us a short lead time.”
In the last two years alone, Lineage Logistics has invested over $20 million into its fleet with new trailers and prime movers. By making the decision to invest in quality manufacturers such as Schmitz Cargobull, Lineage’s purchases have shown to prove their worth in the fleet.
“With these 24-pallet configurations we get an extra capacity per trip as opposed to an extra two spaces per trip, so in the end it helps us with high utilisation in our loads for our local distribution,” Justin says. “There was a bit of a focus on trying to get the overall weight of the trailers lower to allow for more capacity as well.”
Each of the eight trailers are fitted with Carrier HE19 refrigeration plants to give the fleet a reduction in fuel usage and CO2 emissions. They also come with a series of comprehensive GPS temperature tracking, among a plethora of safety features the trailers have including under run protection, stability control and digital weight scales.
“We’re reinvesting into our fleet in general,” Justin says. “We’re looking to increase safety elements for our drivers and reducing our emissions as well. At the end of the day, we want to ensure that our operation is always compliant for weight and that our customers’ products are protected, while keeping our drivers and the general community safe.”
Lineage accepted delivery of the trailers just before Christmas and are already a favourite among drivers.
“They’re successfully implemented and accepted by the operations teams,” Justin says. “The biggest feature the drivers like is the roof mounted load bars. It just makes everything so much easier for them.”
This order was Lineage’s first deal with Schmitz Cargobull, marking the beginning of the relationship between both companies. By experiencing Schmitz Cargobull’s well-known positive aftersales service, Justin says it’s off to a good start.
“The follow-up on their behalf has been quite good since the implementation,” he says. “Their ability to meet our requirements on short notice while being able to build a trailer to our specification was a key part of the selection criteria. They were quite innovative, and they were very keen to understand what we’re looking for.”
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