Seat: How to save costs on transportation 🎥
THAT REALLY MAKES SENSE In logistics, Seat will in future be focusing on the increased use of duo and giga trailers, the largest types of semitrailer registered in Europe. The decision was made after pilot phases. Six of these trains take up 36.5 percent less space than six conventional trucks. The new vehicles reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent and lower [...]
Six of these trains take up 36.5 percent less space than six conventional trucks.
The new vehicles reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent and cut logistics costs by 25 percent.
Maximum payload 70 tons
The duo trailer consists of two trailers, each 13.6 meters long, and a tractor unit from VW Group subsidiary Scania and has an overall length of 31.7 meters. The maximum payload is 70 tons.
Six of these long trains take up 36.5 percent less space on the road than six conventional trucks. In addition, Seat is testing new tractor-trailers with nine axles and 520 hp, which can reduce emissions by 30 percent.
Costs and emissions
The Giga-Trailer is the little brother of the Duo-Trailer and has a length of 25.25 meters. Its maximum payload is 60 tons. The payload is divided between two trailers pulled by a tractor unit, with lengths of 7.8 and 13.6 meters respectively.
This tractor-trailer reduces logistics costs by 22 percent and CO2 emissions by 14 percent.
Transports by rail
In parallel, Seat is relying on rail. With the help of Autometro, a rail link between the plant in Martorell and the port of Barcelona, around 25,000 truck journeys are avoided each year in vehicle transport.
Transportation is handled by a 411-meter-long double-decker train that can carry 170 vehicles in one trip. The Cargometro, a shuttle train that transports components from the plant in the Zona Franca to the plant in Martorell, replaces more than 16,000 trips per year.
