Fuel efficiency impacts of Fonterra's Crawford St dairy freight hub

Fonterra has centralised its storage and packing for its Waikato plants on a large dry and cool store facility at Crawford St in Hamilton. This has enabled it to rationalise the storage and transport of its products in the Waikato, and enabed greater use of rail transport.

This report examines the fuel savings and other benefits from creating a freight hub.

The report was commissioned by EECA and the Waikato Regional Council and carried out by Murray King & Francis Small Consultancy Ltd.