Lorry usage under fire
2 April 2012
Food haulage firms have been criticised for running lorries only half full and during peak times.
A report by Heriot-Watt University’s logistics research centre found that, on average, only two-thirds of available height and three-quarters of floor space was used when packing lorries.
The report, Vehicle Utilisation and Energy Efficiency in the Food Supply Chain, which studied 36 fleets over a 48-hour period, also raised concern about the level of early...