Gray & Adams trailers deployed for Noble cause
Noble Foods has invested in a new fleet of temperature-controlled trailers from Gray & Adams in a bid to promote its support of the British armed forces.
The company, a leading supplier of fresh eggs, has had the trailers adorned with a livery promoting its ‘Eggs For Soldiers’ campaign, through which it is donating 15p per box of eggs sold to the charity Help for Heroes.
All 13.6m single-deckers with Thermo King SLX-200 refrigeration units, the Eggs For Soldiers trailers are fitted with a full complement of Gray & Adams Eco-Aer modifications designed to reduce aerodynamic drag and thereby improve fuel economy.
These include wide-radiused top cappings and tapered side skirts to smooth air flow around the trailer, and a vortex generator incorporated into the roof at the rear, delaying air flow separation behind the trailer.
Gray & Adams cites controlled tests carried out by the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA), which reportedly demonstrate that the Eco-Aer trailer can reduce fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent, compared to a standard reefer.
In recent months Gray & Adams has also supplied semi-trailers – including several twin-deck versions with moving floors – for other Noble Foods brands, including free-range brand The Happy Egg Co.
Mick Tucker, transport controller at Noble Foods, says: “As well as being committed to the highest welfare standards for our birds, and to a sustainable approach to farming, we are very conscious of our responsibilities to the wider community.
“That’s why we’ve specified our new Gray & Adams trailers with Eco-Aer kits. Together with the fleet of dual-fuel DAF XF tractor units in which we’ve invested over the last 12 months, they are now helping us significantly to cut fuel consumption and thereby reduce our carbon footprint.”
