JSL and Volkswagen adopt 100% gas truck to reduce CO2 emissions in cargo transport

The companies JSL and Volkswagen started operations with the truck fully fueled by gas for the cargo transport operations of the logistics company, which now focuses on sustainability and the reduction of CO2 emissions in its activities.

The transport logistics company JSL joined forces with the automobile company Volkswagen and, this Thursday (02/06), they are already using the 100% gas-powered truck in cargo transport operations. This is one more strategy of the logistics company with a focus on sustainability and, over the next few years, aims to reduce the emission of polluting gases into the atmosphere as much as possible, such as carbon dioxide or CO2.

JSL and Volkswagen begin cargo transport operations with a fully gas-powered truck and ensure CO2 reduction in goods handling

With the energy transition increasingly present in the national market, companies are starting to seek less polluting alternatives in their operations and, now, it was the turn of the logistics and transport company JSL to start its new sustainability project. It is the use of a Volkswagen company truck fully powered by natural gas, which excludes the use of non-renewable fuels and guarantees a high reduction in the emission of polluting gases during cargo transport operations.

The start of operations is already underway and the truck now travels from Piracicaba to São Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo, transporting automotive parts to supply the entire Volkswagen production chain in the ABC region, a route originally carried out by a trailer diesel.

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And, although the load has a light weight, more or less around 16 tons, the volume is high and the truck showed good results in moving the goods being fueled only by gas. 

The truck chosen by JSL for gas-powered cargo transport operations was the Scania R 410, with an engine powered by vehicular natural gas (CNG), manufactured by the Swedish brand that is part of the Volkswagen Group, thus integrating both companies in the initiative to sustainability. And, according to the companies, the use of this truck guarantees a reduction of more than 15% in the emission of polluting gases such as CO2, in addition to allowing the vehicle to mix CNG with biomethane, making trips even more sustainable and with environmental responsibility. . 

Companies continue to test the use of gas trucks, but the results are already very positive for operations

In addition to checking the best way to use natural fuel in cargo transport operations, the JSL truck is now going through the autonomy and best routes in the region. Thus, the company verified that, when the vehicle is supplied with a volume of 230 m³ of gas, or about 944 liters, the R 410 can travel around 500 km, thus guaranteeing a good initial trajectory for the logistics company. 

And, as it is a bit-train model, it manages to move even more tons of goods. Regarding the initiative, Eduardo Pereira, commercial director of JSL, highlighted in a note: “To increase the efficiency in the operation of Volkswagen, one of our first customers, we seek to prioritize alternative fuels through a 100% gas truck. The initiative is the spearhead of a new operating model that combines logistical optimization and reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases”.

Now, JSL and Volkswagen continue with the tests related to the use of the gas truck to transport cargo and aim to implement the technology in the entire fleet of goods handling over the next few years, with a focus on sustainability within the operations.