British trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur (Bodies and Trailers) Ltd, based in Stoke-on-Trent, has expanded into the reefer market with the debut of its ‘Polar-Bur’ trailer at a TIP Trailer Services* customer event held at Stoke City Football Club.

The company is investing USD100m over the next three years to deliver fully-electric products in every segment of the cold chain in the EMEA and the Americas.

The 40-foot virtual pipeline trailers, designed for transporting liquefied hydrogen, will be delivered beginning in December 2021.

The trailer manufacturer has been bought back by a group of French investors from Spanish private equity fund Miura Partners, which had consolidated Chereau in The Reefer Group in 2016.

Following the close of the nine-year trial and consultation into the introduction of LSTs, the DoT has concluded that they should be rolled-out beginning in 2022.

The twin-axle dolly trailer, connecting two semi-trailers to a single tractor unit, allows for truck-trailer lengths of up to 31.5m.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification under the AIS113 safety standard to include safety requirements for Road-Trains, bringing them more closely in line with EU regulations.

Trailer and truck body builders in Brazil are warning the price increases in raw materials will impact economic recovery and their businesses this year. In particular, the impact the increase in the price of steel – still the main building commodity – is likely to have a negative impact on sales and the ability of the manufacturers to supply customers in 2021.

Kögel Trailer has supplied Gruber Logistics, headquartered in Italy, with 60 of its inter-rmodal Cargo Coil Rail trailers and 20 of its Mega Trailer units from the company's latest generation NOVUM range.

Total Vehicle Solutions has acquired aluminium trailer and tipper body manufacturer, Wilcox Group Ltd, trading as Wilcox Commercial Vehicles (Wilcox) and based in Market Deeping, Peterborough.

AKASOL has signed a framework agreement to supply batteries to bus, coach and trailer builder, Van Hool NV of Koningshooikt, Belgium.

Temperature control specialist, Thermo King has introduced its latest, ultra-quiet addition to its Advancer A-Series trailer refrigeration system - the A-500 Whisper Pro.