All Japanese ref van arrives
We see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers, to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets
With a projected 10-percent growth seen in the domestic cold chain industry, three Japanese auto and manufacturing leaders pooled their engineering expertise together to come up with the Hino 300 ref van. This is aimed at providing the transport solution from the first and up to the last mile delivery segments of the cold chain industry. On a Japanese Hino 300 series light truck, either a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech ref van body from Centro Nippon Fruehauf will be mounted. Cooling power will be provided by a Japanese Denso DS2 cooling system, be it for a chilled or frozen cargo condition.
In a recent logistics workshop between the country and Japan, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines president Anthony Dizon divulged that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year.
With its outstanding features, we expect the Hino 300 ref van to be a game changer in the cold chain industry.
“And we see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers, to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets,” he added.
The statement makes Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) vice president for business planning division, Hiroki Senoo excited about this latest product offering resulting from the partnership.
“With its outstanding features, we expect the Hino 300 ref van to be a game changer in the cold chain industry. It will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide. That will make after sales service very convenient,” Senoo shared.