Trailer

News from SDC Trailers: UK trailer manufacturer, SDC Trailers has announced it will be present at the world’s leading transportation and logistics trade fair – the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover from 25th September to 2nd October 2014.…

News from Schmitz Cargobull: Messy-looking locking gear on trailer rear doors could do a haulier or own account operator’s brand more harm than good, warns Schmitz Cargobull. When motorists spend so much of their time looking at the back of…

News from SDC Trailers: Trailer manufacturer SDC, have added two Step Frame Double Deck trailers and their Straight Frame ‘Fastliner’ trailer to the list of EN12642XL certificated units, following successful completion of dynamic testing by German certification agency TÜV-NORD. The…

A final chance has been given to hauliers and freight companies to take advantage of trialing longer semi-trailers (LST) on the UK roads. The Department for Transport (DfT) has opened up the bidding for the final 400 operator allocations still…

News from Suttons: Suttons Group, the international chemical logistics and supply chain specialist, announced it has acquired Imperial Tankers, one of the largest bulk chemical transport companies in the UK from Hargreaves Services PLC. Terms of the transaction were not…

News from Volvo: Volvo Trucks has announced that the new series, Euro-6 compliant FM, is now available fully configured for car transporter applications. Specifications of the new Volvo FM car transporter, configured as a low height, sleeper cab 6×2 rigid,…

Transport technology firms and advanced manufacturing companies in the West Midlands have a second opportunity to get funding for future expansion projects. The Black Country Gold scheme, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, sees grants up to £16,000 up…

News from Baumann: Family run independent timber merchant Jacksons Timber Ltd of Whitehaven has recently acquired four new Baumann GX55 side loaders that have now gone into service at each of its four branches across West Cumbria. This is the…

News from Gist: Gist has grown its temperature-controlled fleet, by purchasing seven new trailers designed for use in Ireland. Complying with the Republic of Ireland’s height restrictions, the new trailers are built to height of 4.65m, rather than the standard…

News from Scania: WellGrain Limited is one of the UK’s leading independent traders of combinable agriproducts, providing the link between UK arable farmers and the global market place, has invested in eight new Scanias. Based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the company…