The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

39
Wim Bosman France Opens New Branch in Lyon and Extends Cross
Dock in Paris
Due to a strong need for direct line transit time for shipments from
hauls from Western Europe to the Western Europe to the South of
South of France, we have opened a France. In this way, goods will reach
second branch in France. This their destination even faster.
branch, near Lyon, operates as a
full service logistics provider with
the focus on distribution and
warehousing. Furthermore also
customs activities will be offered.
This expansion will save one day of
Sustainability
In 2010, we won the Lean
and Green Award in the
Dutch government’s
Sustainable Logistics
programme. This
programme
encourages companies
to adopt measures that
not only save costs but also
benefit the environment.
The CO2-related objective for our
Dutch fleet is a reduction of CO2 by
30% in 2012, in comparison with
2007. This goal will be achieved by
taking the following measures:
• Use of vehicles with the lowest
possible emissions. Not only
CO2, but also other emissions
like SO2, PM10 and NOx
• Use of alternative fuels and
technologies, such as Dual Fuel,
hybrid and natural gas
• Monitoring the fuel consumption
• Regular checks of tire pressure
• Driver training ‘economical
driving’
• Pilot board computer ‘Driving
behaviour assistant’
• Intermodal solutions
• Deployment of EcoCombis
• Stating the CO2-emission on
transport documents
Besides a cross dock and
warehouse space of 1500 m 2 , Wim
Bosman Lyon also has a forwarding
and sales office. This branch will
co-operate intensively with the
distribution network Volupal.
• Sustainability on the agenda of
our customers
• Payload optimization by:
– finding potential shippers with
the same destination as the
present shippers
– co-operate with customers
and partners to minimize time
window deliveries and other
restrictions, in order to make
routes more efficient.
We are continually searching for
alternatives such as the use of CNG
(Compressed Natural Gas), LNG
Team members of Wim Bosman Paris having
a BBQ at the new terminal
This national distribution network
offers a transport solution for goods
from 1 to 6 pallets.
Completed extension of Paris cross
dock
At this moment, the extension of
our current cross dock in Paris of
2700 m 2 is being utilised. The total
cross dock/warehouse space in
Paris now covers 7400 m 2 .
(Liquefied Natural Gas), Dual Fuel
and hybrid vehicles. We are testing
for example the MAN TGL DualFuel
truck and the Econic NGT
distribution truck with a natural gas
engine from Mercedes-Benz.
The TGL DualFuel truck is driving
on natural gas combined with
diesel. Natural gas (CNG,
Compressed Natural Gas) has the
advantage of less CO2 emission
and air pollution. The DualFuel truck
saves 9,000 kg CO2 based on
50,000 km per year.
Our driver Corine Evers about testing the Econic: ‘I do not want my own truck back!’.