The LHV runs on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil 100 (HVO100) and it can carry more cargo than other vehicles.
It can carry 6 unit load devices, compared to a normal vehicle, which can carry 4, cutting the number of trips required, reducing CO2 emissions.
The LHV will be used exclusively on services between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Frankfurt Airport due to the high volumes carried on this route.
Adriaan den Heijer, Executive Vice President of Air France KLM Cargo and Managing Director of Martinair, says, “To achieve greater sustainability, we in the logistics sector are especially aiming to forge alliances to promote innovative and effective solutions. I’m therefore extremely proud of our partnership with Jan de Rijk Logistics in creating this sustainable combination of an LHV powered by HVO, specially developed for air cargo.”
Fred Westdijk, CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, adds, “Jan de Rijk Logistics has actively promoted the use of Long Heavy Vehicles (LHVs) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in recent years and is pleased to welcome AFKLMP Cargo as a ‘first mover’. Now that the first airline has joined us, we hope that others will follow soon to reduce the impact on our climate.”