A Double Stacked Vehicle has made its pioneering demonstration on port and public roads, as part of a trial conducted under stringent safety and operational conditions at the Port of Brisbane. A Scania prime mover pulled the Super B-double vehicle, carrying eight empty twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) containers on a defined route within the port facilities and on limited public port roads.
Qube Logistics, who conducted the trial, expects the double stacked triple trailing units produced by O’Phee Trailers and the Drake Group, will lower emissions by eliminating truck movements.
This is the first time a double stacked container truck has made an appearance on public roads in Australia. The vehicle was trialled under a temporary permit from National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and temporary consent from port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL), with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) in attendance.
PBPL CEO, Neil Stephens, congratulated Qube Logistics, its vehicle designer Drake, and all involved on the successful trial which followed a significant period of design, engineering and consultation. “As Port Manager, one of our key priorities is investing in infrastructure to support supply chain efficiency. We were pleased to deliver road improvement works and upgrade the access/egress to a number of facilities to support this new vehicle and Qube’s innovation,” he said
Nicknamed ‘the London Project’ in homage to London’s iconic double decker buses, the high productivity vehicles have the potential to increase operational efficiencies, given their ability to move 12 TEUs at a time.
Under its current permit and consent conditions, the new double stacked vehicle will transport empty containers on a defined route within Qube’s facility and limited public port roads, under stringent safety and operational conditions.
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