MDF TRANSPORT SELECTS NEW TRAILERS FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY
21 May 2013
Great Yarmouth-based MDF Transport has added a pair of Schmitz Cargobull S.CS MEGA curtainsider trailers with VARIOS® Top Technology to its fleet of 22 tractor units and 55 trailers. One of the tri-axle units has also been specified with COIL equipment to ensure added strength for heavy and high point loads.
The trailers offer all of the advantages of a regular curtainsider, combined with a lifting roof which can be raised on one or both sides for forklift loading, or slid open for time-saving crane loading through the roof. A height-adjustable roof also enables the customer to utilise the maximum vehicle height in every European country – regardless of the fifth wheel height of the tractor – with hook and loop fasteners on the curtains allowing easy adjustment for different body heights.
Mark Farrow, Director of MDF Transport, says: “We could have purchased a platform trailer for the bulk of our work, but having a curtainsider gives us greater flexibility for return loads. Depending on the payload, we can also lower the roof height to minimise aerodynamic drag and optimise fuel efficiency.”
Schmitz Cargobull has calculated that reducing the running height of a curtainside trailer offers annual fuel savings of up to £700 per 100mm, based upon a typical tractor unit and trailer operation on long-haul work. Its VARIOS® Top Technology enables the internal trailer height to be quickly and easily adjusted by the driver, to offer internal load heights between 2,750mm to 3,050mm at the front bulkhead, and 2,850mm to 3,050mm on the rear doors.
MDF Transport specified the extra strength COIL chassis on one of the trailers for the ability to withstand heavy components with small footprint loading, for delivery of oil and gas production equipment to destinations across mainland Europe and beyond.
Farrow adds: “We routinely have a requirement to load 20 tonnes over a 2m length for outbound cargo and this trailer can handle it with ease. It’s rare we ever carry traditional pallets, but if we need to on return journeys, we have the capacity for 34 Euro pallets.”
Farrow also describes himself as a “big fan” of Schmitz Cargobull’s fully galvanised chassis, which provides maximum protection from the salt water his fleet is routinely exposed to on ferry crossings.
Also key to the trailer’s specification are wind-out rear door pillars which enable maximum width cargos to be loaded through the aluminium rear doors, plus SAF disc brake axles. Both trailers offer competitive unladen weights and are expected to remain in service for up to eight years.
Founded in 1990, MDF Transport has experience throughout the UK, Europe and North Africa, as one of Britain's leading specialists in moving abnormal loads. For further information visit: www.mdftransport.com.
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Editor’s notes:
Schmitz Cargobull (UK) is a subsidiary company of the German-owned Schmitz Cargobull Group, the biggest and leading manufacturer and supplier of semi-trailers in Europe. The Schmitz Cargobull Group has manufacturing plants in Germany, Spain and Lithuania and employs over 4,500 people. In the last financial year (2011/2012), Schmitz Cargobull had a turnover of approximately €1.639 billion and produced more than 43,000 trailers.
A number of additional services complete the company profile: Cargobull Finance for leasing and lease purchasing; Cargobull Parts & Services for vehicle servicing and spare parts; Cargobull Service Partners for repairs and maintenance; Cargobull Telematics for trailer telematics and Cargobull Trailer Store for used trailers. Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated units are constructed using the company’s FERROPLAST® Thermo Technology modular steel-skinned panels to keep loads at the desired temperature.
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Press Contact UK:
James Keeler or Alex Wright
Garnett Keeler PR
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Company Contact Europe:
Gerd Rohrsen, Head of Corporate Communications
Andrea Ewering, Manager Public Relations
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