CARRIER TRANSICOLD HELPS APETITO MOVE TOWARD NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS

Carrier has delivered 10 double-deck temperature-controlled trailers equipped with Carrier Transicold Vector^® HE 19 units to apetito. This follows a successful trial of the system and an Eco-Drive-equipped tractor unit, which helped to reduce carbon emissions, deliver significant fuel savings and diminish operating noise. The move will play a key role in apetito’s aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

Mounted to 13.6-metre Gray & Adams trailers, apetito’s new units replace older Carrier Transicold-equipped reefer trailers in its fleet. The move to the Vector HE 19 came after the company analysed the performance of its trial system, alongside a Renault T480 fitted with Carrier Transicold’s Eco-Drive power module.

The company’s Vector HE 19 mono-temperature units combine Carrier Transicold’s E-Drive all-electric technology with a new multi-speed engine design, delivering up to 30% fuel savings when compared to the previous generation Vector 1950, providing a significant sustainability advantage. In addition, the system’s fully hermetic scroll compressor and economiser provide a 40% increase in refrigeration capacity during pull-down, as well as a 50% reduction in refrigerant escape, another factor in reducing CO2 emissions.

Carrier Transicold’s Eco-Drive technology will allow apetito to benefit from further fuel and emissions savings throughout its temperature-controlled fleet. The innovative Eco-Drive power module uses a hydraulic pump connected to the truck engine’s power take-off, which drives a generator that delivers the electrical power required to run the company’s Vector HE 19 units. The power is delivered independent of the truck’s engine speed, ensuring 100% refrigeration capacity even when the vehicle is idling.

apetito provides chilled and frozen catering services to hospitals, schools, care homes and private customers across the country, with the new trailers expected to be on the road five days a week, covering approximately 120,000 km a year.