Truck registrations fell by 12.8% in the first quarter of the year with March being particularly low with a 27.7% decline compared to the same month last year.

However, despite the context of the sector, at Rios Sangiao we have acquired 10 new MAN vehicles with new engines to replace units that are already around seven years old. Thus, we keep the average age of our tanker fleet at 3 years.

The new engines MAN D30 we will be introducing are manufactured at MAN's Nuremberg factories and incorporate the combined expertise of the TRATON Group brands. With a maximum efficiency of more than 50% and one of the best fuel consumptions in its class, it is among the most advanced commercial vehicle engines in the world, saving 5% in fuel and emissions compared to previous generations.

These new tractor units that will work with our isothermal tanks incorporate new safety measures that, although not yet mandatory, will be obligatory in the medium term. In this way, we are one step ahead in terms of innovation in our vehicles and in terms of safety regulations.

Some of the most outstanding measures are the front radar that adapts the speed of the truck based on the vehicle in front of it, braking in the event of a collision in the event of an emergency. In addition to this safety aspect, this improvement improves the comfort of our drivers when driving on highways
by supplementing the cruising speed.

Another improvement is the elimination of the dangerous blind spots generated by the rear-view mirrors, which have been replaced by perimeter vision cameras and in-cab monitors. In this way, the driver will be able to see the entire environment of the truck on these rectangular monitors located in the field of vision of the traditional rear-view mirrors. Although the manufacturers have managed to implement a system that is ergonomically similar to the traditional one, the change to this system requires a period of adaptation on the part of the driver, but in the long run it eliminates risks and increases safety.

With this renovation, Rios Sangiao continues with a determined investment in innovation, traceability and safety that always results in a more efficient, sustainable, competitive and reliable service for the customer.

Although the tools, vehicles and management models may change, our objective remains the same as it has been for more than 40 years: to efficiently meet each delivery in the transport of liquid foodstuffs.

There are our colleagues who do not pass through the same point for months at a time and who cross borders to the northernmost countries of Europe, but there are other colleagues who every two days or every day, repeat their route and their routine. They are the people in charge of the daily milk collection.

First thing in the morning, the milk tankers are started up to go to the farms assigned to them for the . The route can go through Carballo, Teixeiro, Arzúa, Chantada or any other point in Galicia, but our tanker drivers usually repeat the collection points.

Our tanker trucks wind their way along increasingly narrow roads to finally enter roads that are hard to believe that a trailer with the capacity to transport 30,000 liters of liquid foodstuffs can be driven on. The road to the farms is usually like this.

Once at the facility, the condition of the milk in the facility's tank is checked and the hoses are connected. From the first moment milk samples are taken and collected in a coded bottle with the collection data.

When the loading is finished, we store the milk sample at a controlled temperature in the truck's refrigerator. We collect the hoses, program the automatic washing of the tank at the farm and issue a delivery note to the farm with all the data of the collection.

The only thing left to do is to undo the narrow path back and start the journey to the dairy that will process the collected milk