TIP Trailer Services have supplied a new consignment of curtainsider trailers to Middlesbrough-based LV Shipping to carry steel pipes and related products for their customer, the global pipe and tubes provider, Van Leeuwen. Manufactured by Krone in Werlte, NW Germany, the Profi Liner trailers are a mixture of standard… Read more »
Blackmores Machinery Haulage turns to Andover Trailers for Heavy-Duty Forklift Carrier
Somerset-based Blackmores Machinery Haulage has taken delivery of a new bespoke-built forklift trailer from Andover Trailers – its first from the Hampshire manufacturer. The new 36-tonne tri-axle step frame curtainsider is a new addition to Blackmores Machinery Haulage’s fleet, with the company taking advantage of Andover Trailers’ custom approach to… Read more »
Cartwright creates ‘Game Changing’ low height double deck fridge trailer for Culina Logistics
Cartwright engineers have created another industry first, designing a new low height double deck fridge, in what major customer Culina Logistics has described as a ‘game-changer’. Culina Logistics approached Cartwright with a problem it faced distributing to a large supermarket customer in the Republic of Ireland, where there is a… Read more »
Green Group Rolls Out Lawrence David’s Trailer-Eye Across Entire Fleet
Green Group Logistics Ltd, have fitted Lawrence David’s Trailer-Eye Telematics unit to their entire fleet of trailers in a bid to improve operational efficiencies and reduce trailer downtime. With depots throughout the UK, Green Group Logistics recognised the importance of implementing a robust telematics solution to help drive down… Read more »
Solar Powered Bodywork is a big hit with DHL
Roof-mounted solar panels on trucks and trailers are fast becoming a credible investment for operators looking to eke out even more efficiencies from their assets. With reported fuel consumption savings of 5% and subsequent reductions in carbon dioxide through powering electrical devices on sunlight, companies with an eye on their… Read more »
Owner-operator adds Schmitz Cargobull drawbar reefer to increase payload capacity
P&S Logistics, a temperature-controlled transport business run by owner-operator Phillip Hudson, has taken delivery of a custom-built Schmitz Cargobull drawbar trailer designed to operate with his existing 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros. The 2016-plate rigid already features Schmitz Cargobull bodywork, and the new combination will allow him to increase payload capacity from… Read more »
Schmitz Cargobull trailers play starring role in Christmas lights display
This year’s Regent Street Christmas lights were transported in Schmitz Cargobull trailers after a new order from Southern Van Lines, a company also responsible for festive displays in the City of London and towns across the Home Counties. The two new box trailers are now in service delivering lighting, sound… Read more »
Speedy Hire orders four curtainsiders from Cartwright to create a multi purpose delivery solution
Speedy Hire (Speedy Asset Services) has recently ordered four tri-axle stepframe curtainsiders from Cartwright following their requirement for ‘a trailer that could carry anything’. Cartwright engineers worked closely with Speedy Hire to create a trailer that was multi-purpose in terms of the products it could carry. The company, an existing… Read more »
Green Group returns to Lawrence David
Lawrence David are delighted to supply a further 63 more trailers to Green Group Logistics Ltd – who provide warehousing, logistics and pallet network solutions nationwide. These Pillarless Curtainsider trailers will add to Green Group’s already extensive fleet of 200+ trailers. The tri-axle straight frame sits at 13.7 metres in… Read more »
Tiger Trailers appoints Richard Else to ‘take business to next level’
Tiger Trailers has appointed Richard Else as Manufacturing Director at the company’s factory and headquarters in Winsford, Cheshire. With an impressive career track record which includes 28 years with Jaguar Land Rover and, more recently, with McLaren Automotive, the appointment is a strategic move to coincide with the company’s imminent… Read more »
