The new vehicles will aid in delivering Kingsmill, Allinson’s and retail partners’ own label bakery ranges direct to customers’ stores and regional distribution centres 24/7 via a hub and spoke network that spans the whole of the UK.
Allied Bakeries is supporting the new additions to its fleet with upgraded handheld terminals for its drivers to optimise deliveries and the implementation of a new fleet management IT system.
Allied Bakeries director of logistics and planning Richard Hodgson said: “We make 25,000 deliveries a week, taking fresh bread and bakery goods to every corner of the country and these new vehicles mean that we can continue to deliver the great service that our customers rely on.
Effective and efficient
“In addition to delivering our own Kingsmill, Allinson’s and retailers’ own-label ranges, we’re also partnering with other bakers across the country to distribute their products more effectively and efficiently – benefiting the environment, our customers and of course, consumers.”
Joining the Allied Bakeries fleet are 32 low profile DAF FTP XD 6x2 tractor units and 36 DAF XB 230 4x2 19 tonne rigid vehicles. The new additions utilise the latest technology to help imp[rove road safety and deliver lower rates of fuel consumption – and ultimately, lower carbon emissions.
Joe Watson, DAF Trucks national fleet sales manager, said: “The new DAF XB and XD trucks are being built at our Leyland Trucks assembly plant here in the UK to the exacting specification of Allied Bakeries to deliver maximum fuel and carbon efficiency, safety features to help protect both driver and other road users, and to provide a comfortable and practical working environment which I’m sure the drivers will appreciate.
Vision for the future
“It is exciting to be involved in the deployment of the zero emission LF Electric 19 tonne rigid as part of Allied Bakeries’ vision for their future.”
This investment comes followed the announcement that Allied Bakeries and Don-Bur had worked together to design a ‘new generation’ of efficient, high-volume, box van double deck trailers which were rolled out across the manufacturer’s fleet earlier this year.
Allied Bakeries is also currently running an electric truck trial out of its London bakery to provide further evidence as to how electric and other future technologies might fit in reducing its carbon footprint and its ambition in achieving net zero.
Meanwhile, an investigation into GXO’s purchase of Wincanton has concluded that the deal could reduce competition within the UK contract logistics services market.
