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EU to limit trailer heights
Officials in Brussels have included a limit on trailers to four metres in a document set to be published over the coming days.
The refinishing specialists
Galway-based Cunningham’s Commercial Refinishing is celebrating 25 years in business this year and what better time to talk to workshop manager Alvin Mulroe about their company’s growth and success.
Far horizon for Universal Graphics
Thirteen years since its inception, Universal Graphics has battled its way to the vanguard of vehicle branding through the supreme quality of its work. Sales & Marketing Director Simon Murray spoke to Irish Trucker.
NI Trailer firm secure contract
A trailer manufacturer based in Co Antrim has been awarded a major contract with a transport and logistics firm.
The fleet maintenance specialists
Globetrotter Truck & Trailer is celebrating 20 years in business this year and what better time to talk to managing director Cory O’Connor about the company’s growth and success.
Jimmy Kelly Truck & Trailer Bodies - ten years at the top
The success of any business can be gauged by the length of time that a company has been operating. Jimmy Kelly Truck & Trailer Bodies celebrate their tenth year supplying a top quality service to a large customer base.
UK Trailer Company set to expand in UK and Ireland
The recent acquisition of Brycol Ltd. by leading trailer and body manufacturer, Gray & Adams now sees the company expand its operation to five units across the UK and Ireland.
Truckers told load fill improvement can reduce fuel costs
The UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) has said that the amount of cargo carried relative to a trailer’s capacity, or load-fill, is of vital importance to the efficiency of a transport fleet.
Longer semi-trailers could prove to be more efficient
The debate surrounding longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) is something that is set to ‘roll’ on for some time.
Collapse of European trailer sales puts future of Schmitz UK in doubt
The dramatic collapse of sales across the entire European trailer market has prompted Schmitz Cargobull’s UK German parent company to consider the future of the Harelaw, Co. Durham business.
Reaching out to the next level
Specialising in the supply, repair and maintenance of tail-lifts on trucks, ESR is at the forefront of its field of expertise.
VOSA fail to prosecute Denby over Long Haul Vehicle
Failure by VOSA to meet the legal deadline for prosecuting Denby Transport over the aborted trial of its 25.5m Eco-Link trailer has once again brought the use of long haul vehicles back into the limelight.
Continental launch new long distance trailer tyre
Having successfully launched its international long distance transport tyre range back in 2009, Continental has brought to full completion this scheme with its newest addition the HTL 2 ECO-PLUS tyre designed for long-distance trailers.
Longer heavier trucks (LHVs) debate back in the spotlight
While the debate on LHVs has stirred emotions in the UK it has just been brought back into the limelight with a positive response from it cross channel neighbours, Holland.
SDC secures major deal with Stobart
SDC Trailers Ltd has recently secured a deal with the Stobart Group for an order of 300 Curtainsider trailers for completion during 2010.
Flexible option for crane operators as Altec and Iveco combine
World renowned crane builder Altec Worldwide has teamed up Iveco Trucks to provide operators with an affordable and flexible option with their newly-launched mobile crane.
MAC Trailers leading the way
Many may think that MAC Trailers is a new product on the market, but that is certainly not the case as it is the brand name for the long established McCauley Trailers Ltd.
Gray & Adams Eco-Aer Fuel Saving gets ‘chilling’ nod
Samworth Brothers Distribution one of the UK’s leading chilled foods producers has just finalised trials of a Gray & Adams Eco-Aer trailer, a temperature-controlled trailer that has been modified to offer better aerodynamic properties.
LHV trials get German government approval
While the issue surrounding long haul vehicle trials in the UK has brought about a contentious debate the same does not apply when it comes to similar testing in Germany.
Oliver Transport seek help in recovering stolen trailer
Willie Oliver, MD of Oliver Transport Services from Coleraine has called on the general public for help in recovering a stolen trailer.
Wincanton look to the future with multi-million pound investment
Wincanton Records Management (WRM), a leading provider of data management solutions, is bucking downward industry trends with a major multi-million pound investment programme at its Rainham site in Essex for its clients in London and surrounding counties.
Tennants Bitumen choose BRUCE for bespoke specialised solution
Tennants Bitumen, are based in the Belfast harbour estate and is ideally placed for the import and distribution of bituminous binders for the Northern Ireland road construction and maintenance industry.
Nestlé business growth requires new trailers
Nestlé UK and Ireland has through its increase in business taken on new specification to its running gear on trailer axles.
Newton Trailers show muscle acquiring agency for Weightlifter
Having lost the agency for Fruehauf after parent company Wordsworth Holdings went into adminitration, Newton Trailers were quick to fill the void with the acquisition as agents for the complete range of the Weightlifeter line-up including PPG and United.
Approval granted for roll stability systems for SDC trailers
Having secured type approval for semi-trailers fitted with roll stability systems (RSS) has been a major coup for trailer manufacturers SDC Trailers.
Lightweight trailer set to reduce operating costs
Schimtz Cargobull are set to introduce two new lightweight but sturdy tipper trailers which will weigh less than 5 tonnes with a tare weight of less than 5 tonnes.
Fruehauf trailer firm seeks buyer
Fruehauf the trailer manufacturers who have gone into administration are seeking a buyer for their sale as a going concern.
Commercial Vehicle Operator Show to host next generation trailer management
The highly popular Commercial Vehicle Operator Show which is set to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from 13-15 April 2010 will provide prospective customers and spectators with a view of the next generation in trailer management, the trailerMASTER.
New aerodynamic trailer to increase fuel effiency by 8%
SDC Trailers has just launched onto the market a new aerodynamic trailer that they claim will deliver a fuel efficiency by 8%.
Trailer manufacturer Fruehauf parent company in administration
The parent company, Wordsworth Holdings of tippper trailer manufacturer Fruehauf who has gone into administration has ended weeks of uncertainty over the financial health of the firm.
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