Ito En and Nissin Cisco announced on October 31 that they have begun joint transportation of heavy and light cargo between Gunma Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture.
Ito En's beverages, which are heavy cargo and cannot be stacked in two layers, are loaded in a single layer, and Nissin Cisco's cereals, which are lighter cargo, are placed in the empty space above, thereby utilizing the cargo bed's volume to the fullest and enabling joint transportation.
<Ito En beverages (heavy items) are placed on the bottom shelf, and Nissin Cisco cereals (light items) are placed on the top shelf.>
When collaborating on consolidated shipments, the increased number of loading and unloading locations can lead to longer working hours for truck drivers. However, by moving cereals from Nissin Cisco's factory to Ito En's shipping warehouse, the loading locations are consolidated into a single location.
<A scheme for joint transportation using mixed heavy and light cargo between Gunma and Miyagi prefectures>
This will improve loading efficiency compared to the previous method in which Ito En and Nissin Cisco transported products individually between Gunma/Saitama prefectures and Miyagi prefecture. The reduction in the number of trucks used is also expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 18%.
Ito En began a joint transportation service in July with Morinaga & Co., Ltd., using a combination of heavy and light cargo between Gunma Prefecture and Hokkaido.
