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• Gilbraith Commercials of Chorley, Lancashire has unveiled the Leyland Daf Freighter 13-16 urban artic it has developed specially for the TNT Boddingtons brewery distribution contract in conjunction with bodybuilders Cartwrights and Southworth Chassis Engineering. The tractive unit has • British Oxygen plans to specify anti-lock braking equipment on every new Seddon Atkinson tractive unit it buys during 1988. The first Seddon 4-11 artic to go into service with BOC this year has the latest Grau Girling wheelcontrolled DGX system on both axles to complement the MGX system which has been used for some time on the company's semi-trailers. The 4-11 tractive unit and semitrailer, which is used to distribute hydrogen gas, has an unladen weight of 37.5 tonnes, due to the high pressure cylinders built into the trailer. A Jacobs "Jake' engine brake has also been fitted to the 231kW (308hp) Cummins Super E320 14-litre engine. been fitted with a 119kW 160hp Leyland Daf 311 Series engine, a 256-36 six-speed gearbox, a 5.57:1 rear axle, Southworth self-levelling driveaxle air suspension, a heavyduty air compressor and a redesigned brake system to match the air suspension kit, Peak torque is 532Nm (3921bft) at 1,600rpm. Gilbraith will be selling a Freighter 1316 with a reduced (2,884mtn) wheelbase and a fifth wheel 400min forward of the rear axle and 1,067mm high to allow a low platform height of 940min at the rear of the trailer and 1,245mm at the front. The unit has a 21-tonne GCW and an unladen weight of 3,950kg; it runs on 255/70R 22.5 tyres. TNT will use curtain-sided trailers from Cartwrights with a 2,972mm foredeck instead of the normal 2,438mm. Cartwright anticipates that the extra space will be used to store barrel handling equipment such as an tillage hoist.
TNT will probably run the trucks on as a two-man operation. The trailers will also have air suspension for compatibility with the tractive unit and better overall vehicle ride.
According to Gilbraith's managing director Sam Newton, the project has won an order for more than 30 tractors plus trailers, which will all be delivered within 12 weeks of receiving the order.