Night Star express the scanning equipment to reduce carbon emissions

Recently, the German overnight delivery Night Star's introduction of scanning device with GPS function, and through the freight vehicle modernization initiatives, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2% for the company.
The new scanning equipment is about 30% have been delivered and has been put into use, the equipment will be put into use in the middle of the 2014. Scanning device including a new GPS module and a camera, and imaging technology and two-dimensional bar code, can give the driver provides the required GPS coordinates and photos.
Night Star express company has more than 650 employees, the daily operation of about 700 vehicles, each of Toyota, BMW, MAN and Iveco customer urgent transport 4300000 pieces of goods.
Night Star, managing director Matthias Hohmann said: "the new scanner device designed to meet Night Star express the requirements and design. During the paperless delivery, with each scan completion, GPS coordinates will generate accurate delivery location, Night star positioning system will automatically send the information to the customer. In addition, the scanning equipment new in recipients receiving photographs to prove the night express delivery time. These photos are mainly used for preparing the company internal documents, at the request of the customer or questionable circumstances, will be provided to the customer."
In addition, Night Star express managed to cut carbon emissions by 2%. However, due to the overall smaller tonnage, carbon emissions per kg of cargo transport compared with 0.336 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions last year, remains almost unchanged.
Hohmann said: "the company through increased to meet Euro 5 emission standard vehicles, will reduce CO2 emissions by 2%. In 2012 alone, Meet Euro 5 emission standards of vehicles in the fleet in the proportion rises to 12%. At present, Meet Euro 5 standard vehicles in use for more than 30%, 2013 Meet Euro 5 standard vehicle ratio will increase further. This shows that the company on the right track of sustainable development, in order to continue to provide quality services to customers, the company in 2012 to adjust the carrying capacity, in order to adapt to the increase of vehicles."
Carbon dioxide emissions Night Star express is calculated according to the total number of vehicles, the total mileage, fuel consumption and corporate office and warehouse consumption. So far, Night Star Express has third collect carbon dioxide emissions of the relevant data, an important part of the sustainable development of the company's plans.
MYEX min Asia International Express
2013-05-13