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Eurotunnel hits 10 million
Transporting trucks is the heart of Eurotunnel's freight business. The Group
is, by far, the world leader in Piggyback transport, carrying 1,308,787
trucks (17 million tonnes of goods) in 2005.
On 10 March 2005 the freight shuttle teams loaded and carried a record 6,506 trucks in just one day.
On Tuesday 24 January 2006, at 15:30, Eurotunnel carried a Spanish truck beneath the Channel from Coquelles to Folkestone, its 10 millionth since opening for business in July 1994.
The truck belonged to the Spanish company, Capitrans, from Murcia province in the south east of Spain. Capitrans organises some twenty trips per day, transporting fruit and vegetables to the UK. Using Eurotunnel to cross the Channel ensures a rapid, reliable and on time service for its customers.
The driver of the 10 millionth truck, José Antonio Martinez, said, "I have been on the Spain-UK route for 9 years, doing 8 crossings a month through the Tunnel. The service is excellent, the welcome is great. But for those of us who are transporting fresh produce, it is the crossing time, the frequency of departures and the ease of use that make the difference."
With its fleet of sixteen shuttles, the Eurotunnel Freight Service offers road hauliers a departure every ten minutes at peak times, with 250 departures each day.
On 10 March 2005 the freight shuttle teams loaded and carried a record 6,506 trucks in just one day.
On Tuesday 24 January 2006, at 15:30, Eurotunnel carried a Spanish truck beneath the Channel from Coquelles to Folkestone, its 10 millionth since opening for business in July 1994.
The truck belonged to the Spanish company, Capitrans, from Murcia province in the south east of Spain. Capitrans organises some twenty trips per day, transporting fruit and vegetables to the UK. Using Eurotunnel to cross the Channel ensures a rapid, reliable and on time service for its customers.
The driver of the 10 millionth truck, José Antonio Martinez, said, "I have been on the Spain-UK route for 9 years, doing 8 crossings a month through the Tunnel. The service is excellent, the welcome is great. But for those of us who are transporting fresh produce, it is the crossing time, the frequency of departures and the ease of use that make the difference."
With its fleet of sixteen shuttles, the Eurotunnel Freight Service offers road hauliers a departure every ten minutes at peak times, with 250 departures each day.
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