Schmitz Cargobull to expand delivery area at Vreden site

Leading semi-trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull, has been granted planning permission for an extension to its delivery area for refrigerated and box body semi-trailers at the company’s site in Vreden, Germany.

Schmitz Cargobull says construction is due to begin in the first half of 2025 and will take around one year.

With this significant investment, an additional area of around 27 acres with 750 new vehicle parking spaces will be created.

As a result, Schmitz Cargobull says the vehicle delivery process will be sped up, which will also protect the environment by reducing the amount of transportation needed.

Vreden plant director Christian Glebe said: “The large parking area on site is also important in terms of sustainability.

“At the moment, we have to park some vehicles a number of kilometres away from the plant until they are ready to be picked up by the customer, as there is not enough parking space at the delivery centre.

“Thanks to the 750 extra parking spaces, the number of transport kilometres required can be reduced by around 200,000 kilometres a year, which corresponds to a saving of around 80 per cent.

“This will significantly reduce strain on local traffic and will also cut CO2 emissions from our in-house transport by around 80 per cent, which will save approximately 150 tonnes of CO2 per year.”