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EACH of the 19 sliding-sided Localiners purchased by Canada Dry Rawlings from Boalloy of Congleton, built on Bedford TL chassis with 5.69m (224in) wheelbase, offers a payload of 10 tons.
These Bass subsidiary vehicles will work from Canada Dry depots throughout the country delivering crated products.
Bass will continue to operate a fleet of urban articulated vehicles, with single-axle flat platform trailers fitted with posts and rails providing for a payload of 11 tons, alongside the Localiners.
The Localiner is specifically designed for multi-drop/pick-up operations.
The sides of the vehicle are enclosed by narrow doors at each end with a toughened pvc curtain between them. Access to the load is obtained simply by opening either of the doors and then sliding back the curtain.
The curtain section is stiffened vertically at intervals by sleeved plastic or steel tubes concertinas with the folds away from the load. Doors and curtains run on the same top tracks and are clipped to a lower guide rail.
The Bass fleet includes 40ft Load Huggers curtainsided semi-trailers in which the sides are slightly inclined to each other.