TNT to expand hybrid fleet

Logistics specialist TNT Australia will soon add another 24 hybrid Hino models to the 30 examples already on its fleet

TNT Australia has purchased 24 Hino 300 Series Hybrid trucks, the additions to replace regular diesel models and sit alongside the 30 hybrids already in operation at the company.

The acquisition comes after an internal study compared 29 hybrid trucks with 29 regular diesel trucks from the same depots between August 2010 and June 2014. The study found the hybrids emitted 112 fewer tonnes of carbon dioxide over that period – 39 fewer grams per kilometre over the 2.89 million kilometres travelled.

TNT Australia's National Fleet and Equipment Manager, Kurt Grossrieder, said the hybrids were a cost-effect means for the business to reduce its environmental impact.

"Our hybrid vehicles have proven that they are not only up to the task in bolstering our delivery network and providing our drivers with a safe and dependable vehicle; they're doing this in a cost-efficient, environmentally friendly manner," he said.

"The 24 new hybrid trucks will expand our hybrid fleet and once again reduce our total output of greenhouse gases while using less fuel, which is a positive step for TNT and the environment."

The Hino hybrids have a 100kW diesel engine and a 36kW electric motor at their disposal, allowing drivers to carry out their deliveries while optimising fuel usage and ultimately lowering the truck's carbon footprint.

TNT Australia is at the forefront of environmental awareness in the logistics industry. The company is also poised to take delivery of five Euro 6 Scania P 450 prime movers – the first examples of Euro 6 Scania trucks to reach our shores.

TNT to expand hybrid fleet

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