Tiger Trailers haul tyres for Continental
Tyre manufacturer Continental has bolstered its UK articulated fleet with the addition of seven more box vans from Tiger Trailers, comprising two different products to suit its operational requirements.
The tyre firm’s first Tiger order for 2023 includes five 4.2m high box van trailers for the company’s next-day regional truck tyre delivery and casing collection business, and a pair of 4.8m tall ‘high cube’ variants, equipping Continental with increased load capacity for inter-depot trunking and waste recycling activities.
Continental’s new standard-height 4,200mm trailers are fitted with an LED strip-light facing down at the rear to light up the working area for operator safety, and with cycle warning sideguards, which align with Tiger’s own aims as demonstrated through the Tiger Safety Team’s school road safety programme.
The trailers’ specification also includes a GRP translucent roof with wooden rub rails, a bespoke load securing setup including nets, an Anteo 1,500kg tuckaway tail-lift with safety gates, and solar panels from Trailar.
The 4,800mm high-cube iterations are equipped with full aerodynamic sideguards to reduce CO2 and increase fuel efficiency, and the trailers and their cargos are protected from damage through the incorporation of full-coverage overlay floor tread plates and full-length wooden rub rails fitted below and above each load lock row.
Both heights are finished in a distinctive Continental livery and are fitted with its in-house tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), interfaced into the ContiConnect 2.0 web-based platform for safety and efficiency purposes.
The Continental fleet serves the UK via a number of strategic sites including a regional distribution centre in Rugby, which stocks passenger car, truck and specialty tyres. Continental placed its first order with Tiger Trailers in 2020, followed by further orders in 2022, before taking delivery of this latest batch of box trailers in early 2023.
Tiger’s first trailers for the firm wore a distinctive black livery with yellow logo for Bandvulc, the retread tyre manufacturer which was acquired by Continental in 2016.
The latest Tiger-built trailers were collected by a pair of the group’s new MAN TGX 26.510 tractors from Bandvulc’s Ivybridge Plant in Devon.
“Tiger Trailers have taken time to fully understand our business and its challenges, identify our requirements, then design and build trailers that suit our unique operation,” said Simon Sumner, Continental’s transport operations manager.
“Features for functionality, longevity and safety in operation have been engineered in by Tiger without compromise. The trailers perform exceptionally well and have a very impressive presence on the road.
“Tiger Trailers deliver a premium product in line with Continental’s position as a premium brand. It is a pleasure to work with Tom and the rest of the team at Tiger and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership.”
Thomas Stott, Tiger Trailer’s technical sales manager, added: “We are proud to continue supporting Continental with what is now the third year of articulated trailer supply. Simon and the team are great to work with in tailoring the specification and ensuring that the end product meets their requirements.
“It’s brilliant to see such an iconic livery and eye-catching colour out on the road complete with Tiger badges and we look forward to continuing to support the customer in subsequent years.”
Tiger Trailers is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of articulated semi-trailers and rigid bodywork. Based in Cheshire and soon celebrating its tenth year in business, the firm builds a complete range, from curtainsiders, fixed and moving double decks and flatbeds, to temperature-controlled trailers, specialist vehicles and demounts.
