CHEP, Kimberly-Clark and SmartWay Logistics find the formula to reduce empty running and CO2 emissions through logistics collaboration
Kimberly-Clark’s logistics supplier will share trucks with the pallet pooling company CHEP on the Czech Republic – UK route, reducing empty running by at least 10 percent. SmartWay Logistics, the 4PL brand of Van der Wal, will act as a trustee and operations partner.
Starting from September 2019, trucks transporting Kimberly-Clark’s hygiene and personal care products from the Czech Republic to the UK will be reloaded with CHEP’s reusable pallets on the way back from the UK to the Czech Republic. On average, both companies will share three trucks on a daily basis. SmartWay Logistics will coordinate the two transport flows in such a way that empty running and standstill are prevented, which increases the productivity for the carriers.
The three-party collaboration will mean a reduction of 70,000 kg of CO2 emissions per year, a significant reduction in empty running and ultimately important savings in freight costs for both Kimberly-Clark
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and CHEP. “Our joint goal is to reduce empty running by at least 10 percent,” explained Henk Van der Wal, CEO of Van der Wal. “Our calculations show that we will certainly achieve that goal. From an average empty running of 20 percent, we go back to 5 to 10 percent.”
OCTOBER 2019