Used to work for them pre tear drop draw bars. Used to have MAN draw bars that held 31 cages on the prime mover and 25 on the trailer. The tear drops I believe hold about 26-28 ish on both. The rear of the trailer is pretty low due to it having the tail lift. So when reverse is engaged the air suspension on the trailer raises as not to ground. It also has a front door to be able to load straight through using the prime mover tailer lift as a bridge between the 2 boxes. As for the boxes they are fixed and not demountable. They are made by DonBur at Stoke
The NHS Supply Chain (DHL under contract for 10 years) has depots in Alfreton, Bury St Edmonds, Runcorn, Rugby, Normanton, Maidstone and Bridgewater. They supply NHS hospitals and surgery’s with day to day supplies such as rubber gloves, bandges and bed pans and such
kindle530:
Not the best picture of one (to be honest, it looks a lot better in this photo than it does in real life, by christ they are bloody ugly, just like the DHL artic trailers)
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Where does that work from? What kinda work do they do?
ER NHS …so at a guess it’ll be supplies to the NHS that will cover ALL NHS services from bed pans to beds and equipment basicly anything that a NHS department needs .
They have a place down Bridgewater ( use to that was a few years back mind )
Yeah, I work on the NHS NSS contract, Would hate to have to take a wagon and drag into hospitals, drop the trailer to get stuff out the prime mover. We have a few “tear drop” trailers, but never seen a tear drop rigid never mind wagon and drag.
G6Bob:
Yeah, I work on the NHS NSS contract, Would hate to have to take a wagon and drag into hospitals, drop the trailer to get stuff out the prime mover. We have a few “tear drop” trailers, but never seen a tear drop rigid never mind wagon and drag.
Just like had to do. Drive both to hospital. Park trailer outside. Deliver with prime then back to trailer. Open front door to trailer and back to prime. Top up then deliver rest. Pick trailer up and return
G6Bob:
Yeah, I work on the NHS NSS contract, Would hate to have to take a wagon and drag into hospitals, drop the trailer to get stuff out the prime mover. We have a few “tear drop” trailers, but never seen a tear drop rigid never mind wagon and drag.
Just like had to do. Drive both to hospital. Park trailer outside. Deliver with prime then back to trailer. Open front door to trailer and back to prime. Top up then deliver rest. Pick trailer up and return
F**k that, Outside where? The roads around hospitals are tight/busy enough!!!
Normally nearest Ind Est or service area within hospital as not normally one place you deliver to within the hospital. Such as main stores, kitchens, pharmacy and other such areas.
TruckerJoe:
Normally nearest Ind Est or service area within hospital as not normally one place you deliver to within the hospital. Such as main stores, kitchens, pharmacy and other such areas.
Sounds a right pain in the ■■■■■■, never driven one of then, Are they easier or harder to reverse than artics? is more space required?
TruckerJoe:
Normally nearest Ind Est or service area within hospital as not normally one place you deliver to within the hospital. Such as main stores, kitchens, pharmacy and other such areas.
Sounds a right pain in the ■■■■■■, never driven one of then, Are they easier or harder to reverse than artics? is more space required?
Just like a car and caravan really. Just not as quick to response due to being a rigid at front. But corner better with less room needed at T junctions. Just if needed to turn round then no screwing round
I just saw it and ■■■■ knows iv forgot the name im really early today so found him at jnc 4 m42 heading south and im happy to say there demounts so the person who said they fly out on rigids could be very right
