Trailer

Solutions specialist Transdek UK will launch two new DUET double deck trailers at the 2015 CV Show in April. The DUET Wedge double deck box van can transport up to 52 pallets, double that of a standard 13.6-metre single deck…

Speed and weight limits for tractors and trailers on British roads will increase as of March, the government has confirmed. From 9 March, an agricultural trailer towing a trailer will be able to travel at a higher combination weight limit…

Retailer Morrisons is working with Buffaload Logistics to reduce vehicle usage by its distribution network. Operating between suppliers and Morrisons’ regional distribution centres, a fleet of 44 pallet-capacity, temperature-controlled double-deck trailers transport chilled foods which are consolidated for onward delivery…

Food retailer Bernard Matthews has renewed its tyre service contract with ATS Euromaster for the tenth consecutive year – a decision it says was based on quality and customer care, not cost. As part of its agreement with ATS Euromaster,…

Volvo Trucks has launched a new online database,  allowing bodybuilders to design their products in parallel with the production of the truck, cutting lead-times by up to two weeks. Chassis specific 3D drawings provide the body builder with comprehensive technical…

News from SDC: SDC’s latest trailer order was secured with UK based logistics provider Canute for the delivery of 50 new curtainsider trailers, 11 step frame double deck curtainsiders, 6 brick flats and 2 new urban trailers. As the Canute…

News from Tiger Trailers: Business is booming for commercial vehicle body builder Tiger Trailers who selected overhead cranes from Street Crane Company as an integral element in the production system at their new factory. One five tonne and two three…

Bibby Distribution’s entire commercial vehicle fleet is now tracked by telemetry, which has helped to further slash the company’s carbon footprint through improved driver performance. The use of supplied by MAN and Mercedes-Benz equipped with full telematics packages has helped…

News from Goodyear: TIP Trailer Services has extended its existing truck tyre contract with Goodyear until the end of 2016, when the two companies will celebrate 10 years of working together. TIP Trailer Services, with more than 50,000 vehicles, is…

News from Semperit: After carrying aero engines and airfreight over 400,000 km across Europe on a set of Semperit M470 truck tyres, County Kildare-based haulier, GK Kelly Transport Limited says the tyres have delivered exceptional value for money plus great…