Truline renews fleet with fuel efficient and electric vehicles

Specialist B2B parcel carrier, Truline, has upgraded 109 vehicles of its 500-strong fleet with fuel efficient and electric vehicles.

Through Prohire's alternative fuels division Progreen, Truline has added six more Ford E-Transit E425 vans to its EV fleet as part of a rolling programme to replace existing diesel vehicles in asset classes where high-performing EVs are already available. This is in addition to 58 new long wheelbase Maxus Deliver 9s.
 
Prohire has replaced Truline’s 45-strong HGV fleet with the latest fuel-efficient diesel technology in the form of 13 DAF New Generation FTG XF 44 tonne tractor units and 33 new 7.5 tonne, 12 tonne and 18 tonne diesel trucks. The rigid HGVs are delivering a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions, whilst the tractor units are achieving a 25% reduction.
 
Steve Turner, Truline’s head of fleet, said: “This latest fleet renewal is an example of the strong partnership we have built with Prohire, which continues to grow. We work in tandem with Prohire and Progreen to make sure we have the most fuel-efficient solutions on fleet, and that we transition to the next generation of alternative fuels for each vehicle class as they become available.
 
“Key to this is the flexibility Prohire offers us, both in the form of the vehicles themselves and the configuration of our fleet, particularly as we grow through acquisitions and need to consolidate the fleet on a regular basis.”
 
To reduce Truline’s road risk and increase fleet uptime, the DAF New Generation FTG XF 44 tonne tractor units are fitted with DBS camera systems and the latest safety equipment including AI Radar, bridge strike technology and specialist HGV satellite navigation.
 
Truline has been using Geotab telematics, supplied by Prohire, to capture real-time data on the vehicles’ performance, driver behaviour and report on CO2 savings, ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective use possible.

^{Image shows Pat Skelly, CEO of Prohire and Steve Turner, head of fleet at Truline.}