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FTER an extensive cost/benefit lalysis carried out jointly by uto Transit, the Swedish parent )mpa ny of Electrolux, and Tor ne, n novel traffic system for le shipment of refrigerators to Iectrolux distribution points in ie UK has now "bedded down" ) tine satisfaction of the cusim er and haulier.
Use of specially designed 2m-long Jumbo semi-trailers • with a step-frame deck for laximurn volume in combineion with a 7.5m drawbar trailer in effect a short semi-trailer on a lolly) — enables Auto Transit to Ise the Swedish maximum angth of 24m to the full.
Refrigerators made at the Malestad plant in Sweden are carled on these maximum length double bottom" outfits over the 00km trip to Gothenburg ubject only to a special lower peed limit of 40km/h. The emi-trailers are then shipped ,naccompanied to Immingham, he each one is taken separaaly to the Electrolux warehouse less than two miles from the docks.
Sometimes other regional depots in Britain are served directly by the Swedish vehicles. Use of the new method has enabled the number of refrigerators in each consignment to be stepped up from 72 (as on a conventional 12m semi-trailer) to 170. Auto Transit is now investigating whether a dispensation could be obtained from the restrictive speed limit to the general Swedish limit of 70km/h to achieve an even better operating economy.