City Link cut loading times by 70% with curtainsiders
City Link is improving its hub-and-spoke operation with the introduction of 236 Don Bur double dropframe curtainside trailers, supplied by Fraikin.
Commenting on the strategy City Link Operations Director says "Switching to curtainsiders allows us to use larger cages which can be loaded and unloaded exclusively by forklift truck. In comparison with our existing box trailers this will cut loading times by around 70%."
The existing fleet of 222 double-deck box trailers ranging in age from 2-6 years will be prepared for resale by Fraikins.
As well as upgrading fleet to more efficient trailers, Logistics firms can achieve savings with existing trailer fleets by using Satellite Tracking technology such as Axscend GPS trailer tracking. As one customer says "Axscend has become an essential management tool. It gives us control of our trailer fleet and the information we need to optimise usage."
