In addition to a snow plough at the front of the truck, a second plough is attached to the side of the Pacton salt spreader trailer, measuring 5.5 metres in length.

SDC supplied 200 of its ‘Tri-Maxi Curtainsiders’, 4.6-metre tri-axle trailers with bolt-on components produced at the company’s Toomebridge and Mansfield sites.

The University of Manchester’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department is looking into refrigerated vehicles as the effect of the fridge unit on the overall vehicle aerodynamics is understudied.

Breidenbach replaces Dr Heinrich Hiesinger, who will leave the company.

The facility is to be extended/expanded in two phases: The first phase is to add 60,000 square feet of production space to the existing 100,000-square-foot facility.

The loading floor between the front and rear of the gooseneck trailer can be extended in stages to over 75 metres in length, allowing the operator to transport rotor blades of varying lengths.

The Californian trailer manufacturer has made two separate moves to change the structure of its distribution network: it acquired a trailer sales company in the state of Oregon, and it merged two of its dealer groups in the western United States into a single entity.

This new test track is for testing vehicle braking and is specifically for testing Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems.

Berger achieved the low weight and high payload with steel I-beams featuring a “Reuleaux triangle” design, which the company says allowed it to shed material without compromising on strength and stability.

Kögel aims to strengthen its market presence in the UK and Ireland with a medium-term objective of capturing a 10% market share.

Schmitz stated that the two companies will combine their “expertise in designing and building superstructures on rigid chassis, including tarpaulin, boxes, and refrigerated solutions”.

TrailerHawk.ai’s technology, billed as a “cargo assurance solution”, is now offered as part of Wabash’s ‘Trailer-as-a-service’ subscription.