STI Freight Management controls supply chain for Dole salad
STI multi-temperature trucks with sensor-controlled cooling systems and continuous temperature monitoring bring the freshly harvested salads from the production areas in Italy and Spain to the Swedish town of Helsingborg. This is where the Dole Fresh Cuts production facility is based. Freshly cut salad types are produced ready for sale at six different production lines in a range of locations for customers in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States.
Johan Fogelin, Business Development Manager at STI, describes the challenge for transport: “Salad is a highly temperature-sensitive product that has to be transported under a precise, constant cooling temperature of three degrees Celsius. It is crucial that the salad retains its crispy consistency and natural colouring”.
The delivery from Sweden to Finland is highly demanding, especially during the colder months. STI-Scandinavia uses what are known as ‘Nordic Road Trains’ for daily deliveries. These are 25-metre long, two-story trucks with a loading height of over three metres. This allows the refrigerated truck to load over 100 Euro pallets.
The megatrucks, which are only used in Scandinavia, are also equipped with snow chains and blades in winter. “When transporting goods to Finland it is critical that they are delivered just-in-time”, says Fogelin. The ferry from Stockholm to Finland only sets sail every twelve hours.
For more information:
Steffen Klinge
STI Freight Management
Tel: +49 (0) 201 29 881 13
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