Northampton-headquartered Yusen Logistics (UK) fleet has inaugurated its first order of Schmitz Cargobull trailers to great success.
The transport outfit has experienced Schmitz Cargobull’s trailer build-quality and intelligent design first-hand after putting into service 30 Manchester-built S.CS FREEPOST semi-trailers.
Yusen Logistics (UK) updated its older fleet with the pillarless, XL certificated trailers with 3,150mm side aperture, putting them to work on its contract with a major automotive customer in Burnaston, Derby.
Yusen Logistics’ UK Fleet Manager, Andy Davis, said: “Schmitz Cargobull make a good quality product, and these trailers include several clever features to make daily use easier.
“As a fleet manager I consider the longevity of our trailers. The S.CS FREEPOST has a galvanised chassis, so I expect them to last and have a higher resell value than cheaper alternatives. It’s this combination of quality and design that ultimately convinced us to try something new.”
The semi-trailers will be used for quick loading and unloading of automotive parts, such as axles, engines and wheels by Yusen Logistics’ embedded team.
Equipped with reinforced anti-theft curtains as standard and additional external storage, each MODULOS bolted chassis is guaranteed against rust-through on all galvanised parts for ten years.
Predominantly operating across the UK motorway network collecting the parts required for the automotive manufacturer’s production line, the S.CS FREEPOSTs feature uprated 9.5-tonne floors, Nexus Sliding Couplings to keep drivers safe, and “a good ‘bungee’ strapping system, so that we can secure the pallets we’re moving internally from above,” said Andy Davis.
As with all Manchester-built trailers, the S.CS FREEPOSTS come with a complimentary year of access to Schmitz Cargobull’s telematics system TrailerConnect and feature the manufacturer’s Electronic Brake Performance Management System.
Learn more about Schmitz Cargobull in the UK.
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