Agility, a leading global logistics provider, is the first logistics company in Abu Dhabi to operate double-trailer trucks, which will improve operational efficiencies for its customers and reduce emissions by cutting the number of trips made.

Agility operates an extensive fleet of trailers in Abu Dhabi. About 50 of those are now double-trailer trucks. Double trailers significantly reduce the number of trips required to haul cargo, decreasing overall wear and tear on tires and vehicles. In the first six months of operation, Agility’s fleet management data demonstrates that double trailers reduce fuel use by 26% per container, eliminating about 2,500 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Houssam Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer for Agility Abu Dhabi, said: “In addition to being environmentally friendly, the double trailers will positively impact productivity – and that’s good for both Agility and our customers. We are able to pass a lot of this benefits to our customer by providing greater flexibility and a significant reduction in the number of required trips.”

Acquiring the permit to operate double-trailer trucks took six months of proposals, trials, accident simulations, and safety demonstrations. Agility worked together with a local automotive distributor to develop the safest possible solution for the market, including Active Brake Assist 4, proximity control, and lane assist. Agility conducted a transport route survey to identify any routes that might be risky or challenging for drivers. Agility insisted on lane assist capability for the vehicles, and proposed it to the supplier after determining that drivers would need help to navigate sharp round-a-bouts.

In the United Arab Emirates, Agility has an industry-leading safety record, linking driver incentive pay to safety, rather than speed of operations, and has voluntarily provided extensive third-party training on double trailers to ensure it maintains its excellent record.

At Agility Egypt, our employees found creative ways to upcycle waste from around the warehouse. Instead of using new materials to build a worker rest area, the team constructed tables and benches using old pallets. Used truck tires were painted to create a garden that beautifies the spot, and an old container became a useful place to sort and organize waste for recycling.

Agility Iraq renovates washroom facilities and outfits classrooms for a girls’ school in Basra that enrolls 500 students a semester.

Agility supports the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees Competition (IFR Competition) for the third consecutive year. IFR is designed to attract the best tech-driven solutions addressing the refugee crisis and reward innovative solutions for life threatening challenges faced by refugees worldwide.

Agility Kuwait took part in the mentorship and training of 55 students enrolled in this year’s LOYAC KON Social Entrepreneurship Program, in collaboration with Babson College.

Agility Kuwait continues to participate in the Innovate for Refugees – MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab’s Regional Competition, in which students compete for the best tech-driven solutions to social and business challenges. The program addresses issues related to the ongoing refugee crisis and is focused on engaging young people affected by the crisis who are keen to develop entrepreneurial skills.

The Agility Kuwait warehousing and operations team has run a recycling program for the past four years. In 2017, 15,296 kg of plastic, 106,297 kg of cardboard, 1,900 kg of metal and 3,475 wooden pallets were recycled from the Sulaibiya and Mina Abdullah warehouse operations locations. Funds raised from the program are directed to employee welfare programs.

Agility Turkey employees initiated a campaign to help raise awareness on environmental preservation amongst local primary school students. In addition, new water taps were installed to upgrade school facilities in order to improve resource consumption. The Agility volunteers also delivered lectures to students to highlight different ways to improve resource consumption and save water.