REYNOLDS, one of the biggest chilled food suppliers in the UK, has turned to Fraikin as it embarks on a long-term electrification strategy across its commercial vehicle fleet, with the first of a planned 24 all-electric trucks already delivering significant emissions savings.
Signed to a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement, the new 7.5 tonne temperature-controlled rigid features an Isuzu chassis specifically adapted by electric drivetrain specialist, Magtec, with a bespoke body from Paneltex.
Joining a 212 mixed commercial vehicle fleet, the new truck replaces an older diesel asset and is saving the business around 550kg of CO2 emissions per week. Over the next three years it will be joined by a further 23 electric vehicles, ranging from 4.5 tonne vans up to a 37 tonne DAF tractor unit.
