A Full Logistics Service for Pharma
Express Trailers today operates a fully-fledged pharma service supported by a fleet of reefer tucks and reefer trailers, qualified personnel and custom-made Warehouse Management System (WMS) software that complements the customised freight-forwarding set up. This WMS enables the handling of cargo, barcoding, pick & pack, stock inventory and live visibility, different storage solutions and distribution, all from a centralized location. Clients enjoy visibility of their stock and achieve a more cost-effective and reliable inventory management solution.
The pharma management service has strengthened Express Trailers’ competitive advantage and portfolio of services and placed us on a better platform to offer efficient and reliable services in marketing Malta as a distribution centre for North Africa and Europe. This project is being implemented successfully and Express Trailers guarantees close-to-zero error operation.

The Pharma Fleet:
• Temperature sensors of all reefer trucks and reefer trailers calibrated yearly
• Vehicles serviced regularly and are ATP certified.
• Vehicles are temperature mapped.
• Preventive and corrective maintenance in place (both locally and abroad)
• Viewing of temperatures via GPRS from point of departure till point of arrival
• Risk assessments
• Possibility of transporting medicinal products which need to be stored at +2C to +8C and +15C to +25C respectively
• Dual-compartment temperature controlled trailers
• Temperature reading printouts for each trip are available on request.
The Pharma Warehouses:
Express Trailers’ international pharmaceutical transport services are complemented by two pharma warehouses which meet EU pharma ‘Good Distribution Practices’ standards (GDP). These two warehouses in fact, complement the logistics service offered to the manufactures and importers of pharmaceutical products and both warehouses are compliant with current EU Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use.
The facilities, amongst the first in Malta to be listed on EUDRA GMDP Database as a Wholesale Distributor and as an Importer of Medicinal Products include features such as:
• Quality System and Risk Assessments
• Change Control and Deviations Procedures
• Temperature-mapped
• Temperature monitoring 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Temperature monitoring connected to an alarm system which kicks in when alert limits are exceeded
• Yearly calibration of data loggers
• Good Storage Practice in place and also implementing FEFO principle
• Monthly Pest Control
• Regular cleaning
• Trained personnel and Good Documentation Practice
• Generator backup in case of power failure
• Fire alarms
• Intruder alarms
Express Trailers’ Pharma Warehouses are very centrally located at adjacent to Express Trailers’ Head Office in Qormi Road, Luqa.

