Trailer

Fleet services company Fraikin is entering the UK trailer rental market with a fleet of 200 curtainside trailers. Fraikin is already a strong competitor in the LCV and truck rental markets.  The trailers being deployed for the new rental programme…

A fleet of 273 Carrier Transicold Vector 1850 MT and 1950 MT vehicles have helped Waitrose achieve a near-perfect availability rate during the first quarter of 2015. The performance of the Vector units, which represent half of Waitrose’s temperature-controlled trailer…

Specialist secure haulage operator Forward Trucking Services has added 10 Krone Dry Liner box trailers to its fleet. The Hertfordshire based company will use the models for its secure mail contract with DX Group. Trunking overnight from 11 UK locations…

Temperature-controlled distribution business NR Evans has expanded its fleet with 15 new Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers. The new vehicles join the firm’s 202-strong fleet, of which 98 are Schmitz Cargobull models. The trailers will be put to work transporting packaged…

Falkirk-based plant hire specialist Lomond Plant Group has seen fuel costs plummet after ordering a new tri-axle step frame from Andover Trailers. Fitted with the company’s fold forward ramps, which are proven to improve fuel efficiency by approximately one mile…

Seymour Manufacturing International (SMI) has launched its new Back-Stop thermal protection curtain designed to reduce energy loss from the back of chilled or frozen vehicles. They can be fitted as an option for new goods vehicles or retro-fitted. The curtain…

A number of heavy truck manufacturers had a significant presence at the CV Show. Mercedes-Benz took up a dominant position, and with 35 trucks divided between its indoor stand and an additional 4,000m2 outside, displayed the widest range of trucks…

Double deck solutions specialist Transdek UK has expanded its innovative DUET trailer range with the launch of two new models at the Commercial Vehicle Show.

BOC, the UK & Ireland’s largest supplier of industrial gases and medical gases, has launched its new eco-friendly Frostcruise truck and trailer refrigeration system at the Commercial Vehicle Show. A cryogenic alternative to diesel-powered refrigeration, BOC says Frostcruise offers a…

Thermo King will showcase its latest temperature control technology at this month’s CV Show. Visitors to the company’s stand at the NEC in Birmingham can check out the new solutions offered to transporters of temperature sensitive products, which are available…