Services
The site at Calais is the primary implementation of the All4Trucks concept, offering 150 parking places at launch (January 12th 2009), and 310 parking places until March 2009 on a surface of 7,5 hectares. The project features an extensive range of services built around truckers' needs:
- Access for trucks only; registration & full surveillance behind secure fences
- 310 secure parking places with full surveillance
- 1'200 m2 building with restaurant, shop, restrooms, showers, internet, laundry and leisure
- Automated multi branded sales Diesel fuel (14 pumps), Red Gasoil (2 pumps) and Ad Blue (4 pumps)
- 200 seat restaurant and bar, vending machines, 300 m2 of shops, cash dispenser, personal care facilities (showers/toilets, restrooms, laundry) and last but not least, communication facilities (internet, fax, telephone, WiFi).
- More than 1'000'000 ltrs fuel storage underground (co - mingled)
- 2 tank truck unloading positions
Our focus is to offer the truck driver the safest environment in which he can relax after a long way drive.
Parking
- Full terrain and all operations behind fences are supervised, 24/24 hour physical surveillance as well as manned video surveillance
- Normal 2 meter high fence around the premises, with on the inside a 2,5 meter high electrical fence as well as ditch and earth wall
- Only staff and truck drivers of parked trucks have access to the parking
- Perimeter is fully lit, general illumination on whole premises
- Registration (front and rear) of all trucks entering and leaving the premises
- Direct contact to Police which has clearance to survey parking
Sluice entrance
- From outside the speedgate is closed; it opens if sluice is empty and truck detected
- Truck to enter sluice and stop for barrier and ticket printer
- Whilst ticket is taken, automatic front and rear license plate video registration
- After completion of registration barrier opens and truck can enter premises
Payment of parking fees via cash or (fuel) cards at two terminals on the premises
Sluice exit
- Direct access into sluice if empty (otherwise barrier closed)
- Truck to stop for introducing bar code ticket (start of license plate check)
- After positive check on payment and license plate Speed gate opens and truck can leave
Security Control
Integrated Video system
- Photos in the Sluice from front and back of the truck will be linked to the bar code ticket
- Upon entry of fuel card at the pump the truck will be photographed and license plate registered
- Security will take over control of systems if and when the truck leaving has a different combination of bar code ticket and license plates at rear and front the registered at entry
- 24/24 hours video surveillance of whole premises
- High Power Fence linked to video cameras and control room allowing for direct response to intrusion attempts
- 24/24 hours manned and specially trained surveillance
Fuel Services
- Fuel cards only directly at the dispenser (master / slave per position)
- Products: Diesel, Red Gasoil, Ad Blue
- No payment option in the building
- Use of Tokheim Digital Integrated Terminals (DIT), widely used Crypto VGA
- Inserting card and pin code and choose product
- 2 double sided diesel red dispensers
- 4 double sided ad blue dispensers
- Customer to receive ticket at the pump (card issuer, product description, volume, ticket number, date and time)
Fuel storage and operation
- Two unloading positions for tank trucks allowing for high volumes
- In line samples taken of every delivery to ensure quality control
- Extensive filtering and monitoring of product to maintain high quality diesel
Payment at site
Parking
- Credit card, card issuer (2 locations) or cash via payment terminals
- Fuel Card payments via Tokheim (fuel)system
Fuel sales
- Participating Fuel Cards only
- Online authorization via Tokheim Crypto VGA terminal with online verification and associated controls of the card issuer
A new approach towards secured truck sites in Europe