Samworth Brothers cuts fuel consumption with Thermo King Advancer A400

Samworth Brothers is taking steps towards reducing the fuel usage of its refrigerated trailer fleet by upwards of 33% per unit by introducing ultra-efficient Thermo King Advancer A400 refrigeration systems supplied by Marshall Fleet Solutions.

As a company with a strong commitment to its environmental responsibilities, Samworth Brothers made fuel efficiency a key priority when planning its latest fleet upgrade. The first order of Advancer A400 units has been delivered following an extensive process of consultations, trials and reviews of various options over the course of several months. The units have been installed by Marshall Fleet Solutions onto single temperature trailers supplied by Gray & Adams.

With a fleet comprising roughly 270 trailers that travel the length and breadth of the country, Samworth Brothers’ supply chain business provides temperature-controlled distribution services to companies both internally to group companies and to external food manufacturers, retailers and other distributors. Given the scale and intensive nature of this operation, improvements in fuel efficiency will unlock meaningful opportunities for reduction in the company’s overall environmental footprint.

To that end, Marshall Fleet Solutions provided Samworth Brothers with several opportunities to test the efficiency of the Thermo King Advancer A400: in addition to a live fuel-saving demonstration which demonstrated upwards of 33% fuel saving per trailer per year, Samworth Brothers conducted its own very successful two-week trial with a demo trailer.