September 13, 2021. Northern Ireland’s largest private sector business and one of the United Kingdom’s top food suppliers commits to mass decarbonisation of its transport operation with 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) Iveco Stralis NP.
Food supply is critical to a functioning society, but there are a lot of mouths to feed and therefore a lot of ground to cover. As concerns grow over the vehicular impact on the environment, food supply giants, Moy Park, has turned to Bio-LNG fueled trucks to help greenify its logistics operation. Supplied by South West Truck & Van in Avonmouth are 50 Iveco AS440S46TX/P LNG Stralis NP 460 tractors, destined to run out of the company’s Sleaford and Ashbourne facilities.
These are to run on 100% Bio-LNG sourced through anaerobic digestion, with Roadgas commissioning an on-site refueling station and providing an extensive training course to those involved in its operation.
Moy Park has maintained a zero waste to landfill policy since 2015. The new biogas trucks, run via a 5-year Iveco Capital ops lease are expected to cover around 160,000kms a year each, which Moy Park estimates will offset around an impressive 5,600 tonnes of CO2 annually. Running day and night to maximize efficiency, all vehicles will return to base for refueling and have been specified with a tank capacity giving a range of around 400 miles.
While natural gas can deliver an uplift in fuel efficiency over its diesel counterpart, it also reduces CO2 emissions by up to 95% when operating on biomethane fuels. Iveco natural gas trucks are also capable of running at just 71dB, circumventing noise pollution restrictions to make an ideal partner for the urban leg of any mission or night-time deliveries.
