XPO Logistics has introduced its first duo trailer and announced a pilot project in Spain at an event held at the Circuit of Jarama (Madrid). The company expects to test its first duo trailer on a daily route between its distribution centres in Madrid and Barcelona.
A duo trailer is a combination of a single truck towing two standard trailers and is considered to be the largest road transport solution to be tested in Europe. It has a length of 31.75m, with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by an estimated 25% to 30% per trip compared with the same freight moved on traditional trucks.
XPO’s testing of the duo trailer will be part of a collaborative research and development project between the company and other transport providers, industry manufacturers and the General State Administration of Spain. The test results will contribute to an assessment of the suitability of duo trailer use in Spain and appropriate regulations.
Source: XPO
