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Photo: Mercedes-Benz<br />
<strong>Geis</strong> uses hybrid truck<br />
An important step forward for the environment: From 2011 the <strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will be using a Mercedes<br />
Atego BlueTec Hybrid truck.<br />
This makes <strong>Geis</strong> one of the first logistics companies<br />
in Germany to test the groundbreaking hybrid technology<br />
on a daily basis. The Hybrid truck is part of<br />
a 50-vehicle „Innovation Fleet“ which will be used<br />
to test the suitability for daily use and environmental<br />
potential of the technology. The Atego 1222 L<br />
has been designed for distribution transport, and the<br />
Hybrid version combines a compact and light fourcylinder<br />
diesel engine with a 44-kW electric motor.<br />
The e-motor primarily supports the diesel engine in<br />
the low and medium speed ranges. Start-up is mostly<br />
emission-free thanks to the electric motor.<br />
mercedes-benz claims that the innovative technology<br />
will reduce consumption by between 10 to<br />
15 percent. CO 2 emissions are reduced by the same<br />
extent – an especially strong argument in <strong>Geis</strong>‘ view.<br />
„Resource conservation and environmental protection<br />
have been among our corporate aims for many<br />
years. By using hybrid technology, we will be a step<br />
closer to achieving these aims. We look forward to<br />
being a pioneer in this area“, says <strong>Geis</strong> Managing<br />
Director Klaus Stäblein. —<br />
New: Secure air freight in the IDS system<br />
The German Air Safety Law requires that air-freight<br />
goods be transported within a secure supply chain.<br />
<strong>Geis</strong>‘ Bad Neustadt and Nuremberg sites now offer<br />
such a secure supply chain to customers who send<br />
their goods to the airport via the IDS system. The<br />
new, straightforward and low-cost service is called<br />
Luftfracht Secured.<br />
The enhanced security level begins when a consignment<br />
is picked up by specially-trained drivers who<br />
ensure that their vehicles are locked at all times.<br />
Luftfracht Secured goods are then handled in an area<br />
of the warehouse that is comprehensively monitored<br />
and to which only authorized personnel have access.<br />
Specially trained staff are also used to transport<br />
freight to Frankfurt and Nuremberg Airport and to<br />
deliver it to consignees. <strong>Geis</strong> in collaboration with<br />
IDS has therefore created a secure supply chain. —<br />
www.ids-logistik.de<br />
New label for<br />
maximum security<br />
road ServiceS | 11<br />
AEO status speeds up<br />
supply chain<br />
The German customs<br />
authorities have awarded<br />
„Authorized Economic<br />
Operator“ (AEO) status<br />
to the <strong>Geis</strong> companies<br />
TSG Thüringer Speditionsgesellschaft<br />
in Ohrdruf,<br />
Bischoff International<br />
in Naila, <strong>Geis</strong> Eurocargo<br />
GmbH in Nuremberg<br />
and Satteldorf and to<br />
<strong>Geis</strong> Industrie-Service<br />
with its 20 sites.<br />
The exact status awarded<br />
to the <strong>Geis</strong> companies<br />
is AEO-F, and thereby<br />
encompasses customs<br />
simplification and safety<br />
standards. The main<br />
beneficiaries will be <strong>Geis</strong>‘<br />
customers because simplified<br />
custom rules mean<br />
that goods can now be<br />
cleared more quickly,<br />
and consequently reach<br />
consignees faster.<br />
Moreover it proves that<br />
<strong>Geis</strong> operates high safety<br />
standards, because AEO<br />
status requires that<br />
stringent standards be<br />
met in terms of reliability,<br />
financial solvency and<br />
the fulfilment of certain<br />
safety regulations.<br />
<strong>Geis</strong> SDV and Hans <strong>Geis</strong><br />
GmbH were awarded<br />
the coveted AEO status<br />
last year. —
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