Pulmuone said on the 4th that it has introduced a large electric truck to its logistics sites. As part of its Eco-Caring strategy, the company is accelerating cuts in carbon emissions.
According to Pulmuone, the newly introduced electric truck is an 18-ton model and was adopted to replace existing large diesel trucks with an eco-friendly transport option. It has been in official operation since Jan.
Until now in Korea, the transition to electric logistics vehicles has centered on small trucks. Large cargo trucks have been hard to introduce due to limits on driving range and charging infrastructure.
Despite these constraints, Pulmuone, based on its commitment to ESG (environmental, social and governance), introduced an electric truck to large cargo operations—an industry first where greenhouse gas emissions are high. The newly introduced vehicle is being used to transport frozen products on the Chungbuk Eumseong–Gyeonggi Bucheon logistics route.
The vehicle Pulmuone introduced is the Volvo FH Electric (8X4 rigid chassis) model. Pulmuone said that based on five working days a week and about 73,840 kilometers a year, it estimates around 60 tons of greenhouse gases will be reduced. That is equivalent to the amount of carbon absorbed in one year by about 9,079 grown trees (based on 6.6 kilograms of CO₂ absorbed per tree annually).
Pulmuone plans to first operate one large electric truck and gradually expand the introduction of electric logistics vehicles. The company currently operates five 1-ton small electric trucks. In 2023, it also introduced two hydrogen electric trucks. After 2026, it plans to add 15 more 1-ton small electric trucks.
Jung Dae-young, who oversees logistics operations at Pulmuone (senior managing director), said, "Large cargo trucks account for a high share of carbon emissions in the logistics process, so introducing electric trucks is highly effective," and added, "We will expand our ESG practices to continuously reduce environmental impact throughout the entire food production cycle from production to transport to consumption."