Alkom puts lid on toxic trailers
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/ Italian bodybuilder Alkom Alluminio of Arcoli near Verona is looking for UK agents for its folding-body/roof-sealing Cover System.
It is designed to fit tipping, hook loading or fixed bodies on rigids or full-length semi-trailers and is said to solve many of the problems associated with the movement of toxic/noxious waste materials. The Cover System comprises two or three sections to suit various body lengths.
For top loading the hinge-connected aluminium covers fold up and pass over the rear end to stow against the tail section, drawn back by hydraulically operated linkage.
When tipping the tail section elevates to 135° on counter links. Cover System is supplied in pre-assembled kits to reduce installation costs: it can be fitted to new bodies or, with new body edge profiles, to existing bodywork. Typical weight penalties are 200kg for 4m bodies or 4-500kg for 11-12m lengths.