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James Hall & Co takes delivery of first Spar electric trailer

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James Hall & Co’s transport and logistics department has taken delivery of its first fully electric refrigerated trailer. It is the first in the company’s fleet to have an electric refrigerated motor rather than a diesel one, and it eliminates diesel costs as well as Co2 emissions from the trailer refrigeration unit. The new trailer, …

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