40 CNG trucks bought
February 1st 2010 Pall-Ex has taken delivery of a new
fleet of 40 CNG powered forklifts
from Barloworld at its state of the art
Leicestershire hub. The leading pallet
distribution network is operating its
3rd generation of Hyster fork trucks.
"Night-time is when most of the
activity takes place to receive and redistribute
the 8,000 pallets processed
daily, most of which are guaranteed
next day delivery," explains Fraser
McNeill, director of operations at the
200,000sq ft Pall-ex hub.
Members unload on one side of
the hub and then drive round to the
opposite side to be re-loaded in
postcode dedicated bays. All pallet
movements in between are handled
by just 40 Hyster Fortens forklift
trucks in the pedestrian free zone.
"We operate the only cross-docking
hub in this sector and rely completely
on the performance of the forklift
fleet," continues McNeill. More articles from Barloworld Handling Limited: | 
