Domino’s goes greener with Dawsongroup
Domino’s Pizza Group is accelerating its commitment to a smarter, greener fleet with new temperature-controlled vehicles from asset hire, lease and rental specialist Dawsongroup truck and trailer.
The new fleet includes eight 7.2t Iveco Daily chassis with bespoke Paneltex bodies and Carrier Xarios direct drive refrigeration; thirty-eight 18t DAF XB chassis with Paneltex bodies and Carrier TRS direct drive fridge units; six DAF XD 4×2 tractor units with chassis mounted Carrier Ecodrives; and six Gray & Adams ‘urban’ fridge trailers with Carrier TRS undermount fridge units.
In addition, six Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans from sister company, Dawsongroup vans, are joining the fleet.
The expansion builds on a successful partnership that began four years ago with the supply of Carrier Ecodrive equipped tractor units.
Domino’s is focused on reducing Scope 1 direct emissions from its Supply Chain Centres (SCCs), refrigeration and air conditioning, and vehicles such as trucks, vans and forklifts. It is also targeting Scope 2 emissions in its fleet, corporate stores and SCCs, using technology and innovation to target energy-efficient production across all sites.
The expansion of the partnership with Dawsongroup aligns with this ambition, furthering Domino’s commitment to sustainable operations.
Leon Roche, Domino’s transport network optimisation manager, said: “We are working towards a low carbon fleet for deliveries from SCCs to stores by increasing our use of electric vehicles. Over 80 per cent of our Scope 1 emissions relate to our SCC fleet, so transitioning will reduce reliance on diesel and significantly lower Scope 1 emissions.
“We now have two electric refrigerated delivery vehicles in the fleet and are committed to having electric refrigeration units on all our distribution vehicles by 2028, supporting the reduction of our CO2 emissions.”
James Gysin, contracts director at Dawsongroup truck and trailer, said: “Domino’s has been at the forefront of UK non-diesel refrigeration uptake for several years. These new vehicles all have Carrier non diesel fridges and the tractor units have Ecodrives fitted.
“Ecodrive offers operators huge potential to ‘electrify’ a diesel fridge trailer fleet, simply by switching to tractor units equipped with generator systems that run trailer fridge engines electrically.
“The benefits of this system are often overlooked though, and penetration into the UK tractor unit fleet has been slow, with only the most innovative and committed businesses such as Domino’s and ourselves prepared to invest.
“The smaller trucks are Iveco 7.2t GVW, rather than the traditional 7.5t. The 7.2t is a significantly lighter chassis that offers increased payloads. With more carried on each journey, the carbon impact of each load is correspondingly reduced.”
