shuttlespanker:
because that is where the money is, exporting them
Exactly. People in Namibia are prepared to pay Ā£2,000 for one. They buy them from exporters in England because they arenāt worth a light here. Where on earth anyone gets the idea from that operating a flat trailer in the UK in 2013 would be a sensible business plan is completely beyond me.
Hasnāt done Alan Johnson any harm.
Tbh the stuff Iāve done with them tend to be batches rather than spot hire work.
Iām perfectly happy with my outdated multifunctional trailer. I think youāll struggle to move a 10ā cabin in a taut too.
Goaty:
Tbh the stuff Iāve done with them tend to be batches rather than spot hire work.
Iām perfectly happy with my outdated multifunctional trailer. I think youāll struggle to move a 10ā cabin in a taut too.
Horses for courses I suppose. If I saw an opportunity to earn money with a flat trailer then I would buy one but in general they have had their day.
In general haulage. Yes Iād agree. As has been said, most firms that use them will have the drivers, tackle, experience and contacts to get the best out of them. With all due respect any Burke can snap under a Euroliner and pull for SFA.
A psk enables me to double up on boxes, or do an outbound (round trip paying) job and if no sensible paying return loads are available I can 9 times out of 10 pick up a Fxt bound container.
Iām happy with the sentiments on here, without wishing to sound smug, as itās less competition.
I have 6 flats including a 40ft which is handy to get into tight spots , we keep them busy it was easier when the building was busier , i do have a euroliner but none pf my flat customers will use it in case it gets damaged when they off load pr want to overhang the side a bit, harry im looking for a tilt to go behind my scania has yr mate got one he wants to sell to me?
Anyway, next time you see AJ, say hello from me, heās a top fella. Known him for years, I used to turn off into Borassic Park at the McDonalds roundabout in the 1990ās, I still go up the A120 regularly and Cressing is always a Blast from the Past!
Jim the Sausage Factory owner still has a few tilts, they havenāt moved for years, I asked him why he still has them and he said āEvery so often, I sell one to a restorerā.
Or chop them down into flats
Alive and kicking in the 21st century still being used by those whoāve taken the job over now.
Jim the Sausage Factory owner still has a few tilts, they havenāt moved for years, I asked him why he still has them and he said āEvery so often, I sell one to a restorerā.
Or chop them down into flats
Alive and kicking in the 21st century still being used by those whoāve taken the job over now.
Very few tilts being used in Western Europe, there is no need since the border opened, a Euroliner is the modern equivalent, the other blok has just got a blown fuse
Jim the Sausage Factory owner still has a few tilts, they havenāt moved for years, I asked him why he still has them and he said āEvery so often, I sell one to a restorerā.
Or chop them down into flats
Alive and kicking in the 21st century still being used by those whoāve taken the job over now.
Very few tilts being used in Western Europe, there is no need since the border opened, a Euroliner is the modern equivalent, the other blok has just got a blown fuse
East and West Euro are all the same place now.At least until weāre out.Looks like back to the future 1970ās/80ās forever there at least.
Jim the Sausage Factory owner still has a few tilts, they havenāt moved for years, I asked him why he still has them and he said āEvery so often, I sell one to a restorerā.
Or chop them down into flats
Alive and kicking in the 21st century still being used by those whoāve taken the job over now.
Very few tilts being used in Western Europe, there is no need since the border opened, a Euroliner is the modern equivalent, the other blok has just got a blown fuse
East and West Euro are all the same place now.At least until weāre out.
Jim the Sausage Factory owner still has a few tilts, they havenāt moved for years, I asked him why he still has them and he said āEvery so often, I sell one to a restorerā.
Or chop them down into flats
Alive and kicking in the 21st century still being used by those whoāve taken the job over now.
Very few tilts being used in Western Europe, there is no need since the border opened, a Euroliner is the modern equivalent, the other blok has just got a blown fuse
East and West Euro are all the same place now.At least until weāre out.
Flats are great, no money pulling tauts/euroliners end of & if you think there is your deluding yourself.
Most folks dont know what to do with one thats all so they slag em off, keep on your tautliners anyway & leave the flats to them who know how to charge & are asked how much they want & not what theyre getting.
fly sheet:
Flats are great, no money pulling tauts/euroliners end of & if you think there is your deluding yourself.
Most folks dont know what to do with one thats all so they slag em off, keep on your tautliners anyway & leave the flats to them who know how to charge
Donāt know anything about euroliners but a tilt is really just a flat that doesnāt need to be sheeted which is great for most general type work especially if itās multi collections and drops which is worth trading for it being just a bit more awkward for overhead loading jobs.So thereās probably not much of a reason why a tilt wonāt earn as much as a flat.Probably more in the case of mostly side or rear loaded jobs where itās already up the road well on itās way while the flat driver is still busy sheeting the load.
I think the days of the flat on what we call general haulage are over. I wonder what would happen if you turned up at coca cola to load 26 pallets of drinks with one.
Most seem to be more related to construction type work or engendering and steel type work. Mate of mine works in them mainly moving tower cranes but do timber and other stuff too.
Probably is more neiche work and Iām guessing you can make a decent living as thereās less competition.
I can see where carryfast is coming from but realistically now days how many loads require a full strip out. In four months of euro liners I only opened the roof once.
I have been i business 24 yrs now and i can remember ,just delivering a load of baked beans to tesco on a flatbed sheeted! However i dont think that would happen now.
richmond:
I have been i business 24 yrs now and i can remember ,just delivering a load of baked beans to tesco on a flatbed sheeted! However i dont think that would happen now.
i remember loading pallets of soup and beetroot on too flats that were destined for sainsburys and marks a spencers, then sheet them, then place all the ali corners on the outside of each pallet, then rope the whole lot down, then on with the flysheet and job done. that would have been about 25 yrs ago.
richmond:
I have been i business 24 yrs now and i can remember ,just delivering a load of baked beans to tesco on a flatbed sheeted! However i dont think that would happen now.
i remember loading pallets of soup and beetroot on too flats that were destined for sainsburys and marks a spencers, then sheet them, then place all the ali corners on the outside of each pallet, then rope the whole lot down, then on with the flysheet and job done. that would have been about 25 yrs ago.
Goaty:
Tbh the stuff Iāve done with them tend to be batches rather than spot hire work.
Iām perfectly happy with my outdated multifunctional trailer. I think youāll struggle to move a 10ā cabin in a taut too.
Horses for courses I suppose. If I saw an opportunity to earn money with a flat trailer then I would buy one but in general they have had their day.
Fair bit out your way on flats my mates got two on bagged material to the builders mearchants. Seems to be doing ok.
kr79:
I think the days of the flat on what we call general haulage are over. I wonder what would happen if you turned up at coca cola to load 26 pallets of drinks with one.
I can see where carryfast is coming from but realistically now days how many loads require a full strip out. In four months of euro liners I only opened the roof once.
I think that issue of a tiltās versatility and ease of use in the case of side/rear loaded jobs v the few times it needed to be stripped for overhead loading jobs was always the case and as Iāve said the local/medium distance uk general haulage work which I was doing during the 1980ās would have been a lot more difficult having to struggle with sheets at every collection and delivery instead of using a tilt.I think that Lithuanian video was a realistic view of the advantages which those still using them find.
As for the loss of uk general haulage traffic I think that reflects the continuing loss of our industry over the years since the 1970ās while the international general haulage is mostly done by east european hauliers.Often still using tilts but certainly not flats.
From observing before I left I think most are running euro liners now although a lot have eyelets like a tilt rather than buckles.
I think your right to a certain extent that the flat has reduced in use due to the loss of heavy industry. Most trucks on UK roads are now shunting cans of beans and bog roll between rdcs and supermarkets.
Not long before I left I got talking to two smiths in scotter drivers who were off to Italy with two loaded flats and they said it was a regular occurrence.
Swains from Rochester still run flats too.
