Security and efficiency – Innovation for efficient fleet management
Duisburg, 30 July 2013 – LEHNKERING Chemical Transport GmbH, the specialist for tanker transportation services for chemical products across Europe, has equipped its fleet of trucks with the latest on-board computer generation produced by Trimble Transport & Logistics. The V3 CarCube System as well as other features like document scanners will make the processing of orders more efficient in the future.They enable more flexible transport planning and an improved CO2 emissions balance sheet.
LEHNKERING has been working with Trimble in the field of telematics since 2010. The chemical logistics company’s tractor units have now received the new V3 CarCube system as part of a trade-in programme. A document scanner has also been installed in each vehicle. This ensures that all the documents relevant to the order are available for the administration department once the transport service has been completed.
So-called remote downloads using V3 CarCube provide an additional benefit: Regardless of the vehicle’s location, the data from the digital tachograph and the driver card are read out via a radio link.
“This investment is another step along the route of optimising our fleet management and enables us to plan the use of our vehicles in a more flexible manner,” said Bernd Matthes, Fleet Manager at LEHNKERING Chemical Transport GmbH in Duisburg. “As a result, we can also reduce the number of empty mileage – and our CO2 emissions. The Trimble CarCube telematics system conveys the LEHNKERING corporate philosophy of providing high-quality transport services that are safe, environmentally-friendly and resource-conserving.”
Like the previous V2 model, the new CarCube generation can be integrated within LEHNKERING’s internally developed CargoWare ERP system.
About LEHNKERING Chemical Transport GmbH
LEHNKERING Chemical Transport GmbH (LCT) is part of the Road Logistics division at LEHNKERING GmbH, Europe’s leading logistics and production services provider for the chemical industry. LCT offers its customers highly professional, tailor-made, specific logistics solutions that are suitable for liquid chemical and petrochemical products. The fleet includes tanker trailers made of steel and stainless steel and special equipment designed to meet customer requirements.
LEHNKERING GmbH
The LEHNKERING Group is one of the leading logistics and production services providers for the chemical industry in Europe; it has annual turnover of approx. EUR 400 million and more than 2,000 employees. As a neutral partner, LEHNKERING supports its customers along the complete value added chain and offers comprehensive logistics and production solutions from one source: ranging from transport, warehousing and distribution to extensive value added services, manufacturing and packaging goods. LEHNKERING has been an independent division within the IMPERIAL Group since 2011.
IMPERIAL Logistics International B.V. & Co. KG
As a 100 percent subsidiary of the South African company, IMPERIAL Holdings Ltd, IMPERIAL Logistics International B.V. & Co. KG is responsible for coordinating and managing all the international logistics business of IMPERIAL Holdings outside Africa. Five leading logistics companies, IMPERIAL Shipping Group, LEHNKERING, PANOPA, neska and Brouwer and their subsidiaries and holdings, are all affiliated members of the Group and provide a complete and varied range of services for global logistics business within the network. The IMPERIAL Logistics International corporate group has approx. 7,500 employees and generates annual turnover of EUR 1.6 billion at 170 business locations around the world.
About Trimble Transport & Logistics
Trimble Transport & Logistics, formerly Punch Telematix, is a leading provider of transport management solutions for companies of all sizes in the transport and logistics sector. The innovative and user-friendly solutions consist of on-board computers, wireless communication services and web-based back-office applications that are integrated smoothly to create a seamless work flow, transforming and optimising operations. With modular, scalable architecture, Trimble Transport & Logistics’ solutions can grow with the changing needs of any business. More than 850 customers rely on 37,500 CarCubes in the field for their daily business and fleet management. The head office is based in Belgium with sales and service offices throughout Europe.
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