Parcel carrier replaces fleet of 45 trucks with more fuel-efficient models

Will Shiers
January 16, 2025

Truline, a B2B parcel carrier, has refreshed just over a fifth of its fleet of 500 vehicles. Supplied by Prohire, the fleet renewal programme includes 46 new HGVs including 13 DAF XF tractor units and 33 new 7.5 tonne, 12 tonne and 18 tonne trucks. Compared to the vehicles these trucks are replacing, the tractor units are expected to offer a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions while the rigids offer a 20% reduction. 

 

The fleet update also includes 58 long wheelbase Maxus Deliver 9s and six new Ford E-Transit vans to replace existing diesel vehicles. The EVs were supplied by Progreen, Prohire’s alternative fuels division. The new vehicles will collectively deliver more than one million parcels on a monthly basis from 17 depots across the UK. 

 

Steve Turner, Truline’s head of fleet, said: “This latest fleet renewal is an example of the strong partnership we have built with Prohire, which continues to grow. We work in tandem with Prohire and Progreen to make sure we have the most fuel-efficient solutions on fleet, and that we transition to the next generation of alternative fuels for each vehicle class as they become available.

 

“Key to this is the flexibility Prohire offers us, both in the form of the vehicles themselves and the configuration of our fleet, particularly as we grow through acquisitions and need to consolidate the fleet on a regular basis.”

 

Pat Skelly, CEO at Prohire, said: “Truline is the perfect example of a business committed to playing its part in helping the UK reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 and plans to cease procuring new diesel vehicles by 2030. We’re delighted to work in partnership with Truline on the long-term planning of its fleet configuration in the run up to 2030 as well as supporting its fleet needs in the short and medium term.”

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Will Shiers

Will has been the editor of Commercial Motor magazine since 2011 and is the UK jury member of the International Truck of the Year.

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