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Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, has once again chosen Krone to supply new trailers for their demonstration and support fleet. Two Krone Dry Liners, both fully loaded to 44 tons GVW, will be used by Volvo’s Head of Media and Product Demonstration, Martin Tomlinson and his team for events, …

Kent-based haulier Kelly International has bought six new Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders, fitted with the manufacturer’s trailer telematics system to help increase trailer uptime and traceability. The latest arrivals incorporate TrailerConnect, which provides real-time location and component condition monitoring via an online portal or mobile app. The system proactively alerts operators …

Leading trailer and commercial vehicle body manufacturer, the Cartwright Group has supplied Palletline member Alan R Jones with a curtainsider with special livery supporting the pallet network’s environmental message. Alan R Jones, based in Newport, has been using Cartwright’s trailer manufacturing capabilities and Cartwright Finance Sales for some time now. …

The transportation of goods around the UK can be a challenge for any business sector, but where the goods being transported are livestock the responsibilities are even greater. In addition to the general issues around warehouse management and loading, prevention of cargo movement and, of course, the logistics of travelling …

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 …

One of Scotland’s oldest haulage firms, Hayton Coulthard, has taken delivery of four new curtainsider trailers from Tiger Trailers, after seeing impressive results from a seed trailer which has been successfully operating in its fleet since 2016. The 13.6 metre tri-axle straight frame curtainsiders are new additions to Hayton Coulthard’s …

Suttle Transport Services Ltd, based in Tockwith, Wetherby has purchased three lifting, sliding-roof Krone Profi Liner curtainsiders to cope with their specialist, high-cube loads. The company operates throughout the UK, Holland, Germany and Belgium and carries a wide range of high-volume cargo, including packaging materials, horticultural products and equipment for …

Structure-flex, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of flexible fabric products, has been nominated for a prestigious industry award in the Wide Format And Super Wide Format category of the Digital Print, Design & Marketing Awards 2017. The annual awards, run by Whitmar Publications, honour the work that print companies do …

Following a successful trial last year, Cheshire-based storage and distribution company, Farrall’s Group, has placed an order for 10 new curtainsider trailers from Tiger Trailers, plus its first three rigid truck bodies. Tiger built the trailers to custom specifications defined by Farrall’s Group, with features such as a reinforced headboard, …

Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, report successful trials for a limited-edition FH16-750 after it recently pulled a new Krone Profi Liner curtainsider from Gothenburg to the tip of Scotland. Like Volvo’s FH16, the Profi Liner is specially produced to mark the 50th anniversary of Volvo’s entry into the UK …