Dura Vermeer to use hydrogen truck on projects

Millenaar & Van Schaik and Jan Bakker are some of the first transport companies in the Netherlands to use heavy transport vehicles without harmful emissions. 

Dura Vermeer has recently taken delivery of one of the first three hydrogen trucks in its own company colours.

The trucks will appear on public roads from the end of September and will be used in various road construction projects in the Netherlands.

The trucks fill up using hydrogen and can drive approximately 520 kilometres in one refuelling. The hydrogen is converted into electricity in the vehicle by a so-called fuel cell. The emissions contain only water vapour and there is no air pollution by substances such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides or particulate matter.

One of Dura Vermeer’s sustainability ambitions is ‘Emissions at 0’. For this reason, where possible, all projects work with electrical equipment.

A spokesperson for the company said: “We are working towards an emission-free construction site by 2025. The use of the new hydrogen truck is a great step in realising this ambition.”

For more information visit www.duravermeer.nl