Trailer

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…

Already a colossus among trailer builders, Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull looks set to get even bigger over the next few years. With a total output of 45,300 trailers and bodies for rigid chassis in 2013/14 and a turnover of £1.3bn, it…

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…

News from Ekeri: TJ Hammond, based in Billericay and now approaching its 90th year in transport, has added a multiple-access trailer to its vehicle fleet which will provide increased utilisation, faster and more flexible loading and improved cargo security. Designed and…