HOYER Group operates trucks with low emission Euro-6 engines

HOYER Group operates trucks with low emission Euro-6 engines


The emissions reducing restricted driving zones some cities have introduced for diesel vehicles of certain emissions classes have caused sustained discussion in the media, in political circles, and across society. These restricted driving zones have been introduced in certain places in response to the EU’s desire to reduce vehicle emissions that are exceeding safe levels in some major conurbations such as European metropolises like Berlin, London, Paris, Rome and Madrid.

The driving ban imposed affects all vehicles powered by diesel engines up to and including emissions class Euro 5. International logistics provider HOYER will avoid any restrictions as 84% of the trucks operated by the company will be powered by emissions class Euro 6 engines by the end of 2018.

More than 96% of the trucks of HOYER in Germany already have low-emissions engines of the class Euro 6. “We have been working on converting our entire fleet to vehicles powered by Euro-6 engines for quite a while, which is proving to be a good decision. We increased the number of trucks powered by Euro-6 engines by 58% as compared to last year 2017,” explained Mark Binns, Managing Director of Petrolog and Group SHEQ at HOYER. The logistics company is also testing more environmental friendly alternative fuels, such as LNG.

The commitment to a modern fleet is not a new development. The HOYER Group’s SHEQ management system (Safety, Health, Environment, Quality) implemented 20 years ago ensures continuous controlling and optimisation of security, industrial safety, environmental performance and the quality of all operations. Legal requirements are always complied with but often exceeded.

One of the central environmental parameters for HOYER is the minimisation of the CO2 footprint. The company has targeted a 25% reduction of CO₂ emissions per tonne-kilometre by 2020 and has already made good progress. Efforts to improve economical driving behaviour, more efficient route planning, minimisation of empty kilometres and increase the use of intermodal operations when delivering goods over long distances are all supporting achieving this ambitious target.

For more information, visit: www.hoyer-group.com

9th July 2018

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