The Delivery Group team have received a delivery of their own in the form of 20 custom-designed curtainsiders and double deck box vans.
It has been five years since the parcel and mail delivery company commissioned Tiger Trailers to build 17 double deck trailers. It again approached Tiger Trailers to produce its second-generation trailers, custom designed to match an evolving delivery operation.
The order comprised 10 curtainsiders with tuckaway tail-lifts, and 10 moving double deck box vans. Responsible for both short-haul regional drops and nationwide trunking of both caged and palletised goods, durability and usability were at the forefront of The Delivery Group’s requirements.
“Our bespoke operation requires flexibility, strength and reliability to meet the needs of our operation and clients,” said Operations Director at The Delivery Group, Martin Johnson. “Partnerships are key to our operational success, and the collaborative approach from Tiger challenged our ideas whilst engaging their design skills to define how best to achieve our objectives. The result is a trailer that ‘ticks every box’ on our wish list and looks great.”
To maximise capacity and varying load weights, a reinforced rear frame, sides and 12-tonne moving deck were part of the design, with a false bulkhead fitted near the front of the deck to allow partial loading of the moving deck. Enhanced visual aids and electronically controlled hydraulic safety locks, as well as an override on the motor pump mechanism, mean that users are made aware of any load errors long before the vehicle makes it to transit.
“It has been a pleasure to work closely with the team from The Delivery Group again,” said Tiger Trailers Sales Director, Darren Holland. “Developing their new trailers’ needs in line with the way that their businesses and logistics have evolved is fantastic and the new trailers look amazing.”
In other news, AIT Worldwide Logistics announced it has purchased St. Louis, Missouri- based Krupp Trucking.