Seat has expanded its supply routes for component transport using new using new duo and giga trailers.
The Spanish automaker maintains the new trucks reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% and lower logistics costs by 25% using duo and giga trailers, the two longest types of lorries with the greatest capacity travelling on European roads.
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The Spanish company currently has two duo trailer routes which link the Martorell factory with Teknia in Azuqueca de Henares (Madrid) for the delivery of interior finish parts and with Global Laser in Ribera Baja (Álava) for the transport of sheet metal components, which started a few weeks ago.
In addition, Seat also uses two giga trailers to transport metal bodywork components from the Gestamp factory in Orcoyen (Navarre) to Martorell and a further one for the delivery of sheet metal components from KWD, also in Orcoyen.
Seat first rolled out the duo trailer in 2018 in a pilot phase, after testing the giga version for the first time two years earlier. It expects to open new routes with both trucks.
“Seat’s commitment to sustainability and logistics efficiency is a part of our goal of reducing to zero our production impact,” said Seat Production and Logistics VP, Christian Vollmer.
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By GlobalData“Using the duo trailer and the giga trailer for freight transport reduces CO2 emissions by 30%, as well as the number of trucks on the road.”
The duo trailer features two 13.6-metre-long trailers pulled by a truck, with a total length of 31.7 metres and a maximum payload capacity of 70 tonnes. Designed for travelling on high capacity roads, the duo trailer lowers the number of trucks travelling on conventional roads and enables a 25% decrease in logistics costs.
Six duo trailers take up 36.5% less space on the road compared to six regular lorries. In addition, Seat is testing new, 520 hp nine-axle trucks, which will reduce emissions by 30%, compared to the current 20%.
The giga trailer measures 25.25 metres in length and has a maximum payload capacity of 60 tonnes. It consists of two trailers, one measuring 7.8 metres and an additional one which stretches to 13.6 metres pulled by a truck, with a combined maximum payload of 60 tonnes. This lorry delivers a 22% savings in logistics costs and lowers CO2 emissions by 14%.
Rail transport also plays a key role in Seat’s logistics with the company exporting more than 80% of vehicles made in Martorell. Using the Autometro service, which connects the Seat factory in Martorell and the Port of Barcelona for the export of vehicles, the manufacturer says it eliminates around 25,000 lorries annually on the route between Martorell and Barcelona.
The service uses a 411 metre train with articulated double-decker carriages which can carry 170 vehicles. In October, 2018, the Autometro line posted the figure of 1m vehicles transported since it opened in 2008.
Seat benefits from another rail service known as Cargometro; a shuttle train which transports parts from the Zona Franca plant to the Martorell factory.
