With 10 Hino 716 Hybrids already in service, express freight specialist TNT is upping the ante in the green stakes, ordering an additional 10 of the trucks.
TNT regional director Rod Barnes says the adoption of hybrid trucks had not only helped reduce the transport company's carbon footprint, but had injected a sense of pride into its workforce.
"Adopting hybrids is a very important factor in TNT achieving its green KPIs," Barnes says.
"We are a transport company so we are very conscious of the footprint we create when we deliver freight. These 10 new hybrids are a very visible example of our environmental policies, but it goes beyond that.”
Already Barnes says TNT has noted a drop in exhaust emissions with the hybrid fleet, as well as a reduction in fuel consumption, while staff also seem happier having the hybrids at work.
The new hybrids will be spread among fleets across Australia, including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.