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Andy Price, fleet support manager at Gregory Distribution, says: “We’ve had three licences granted so far, all at 15.65m. We’ve requested an additional quota as we feel we could operate more of these trailers. In response, the DfT [says it is] over subscribed for the longer 15.65m trailer allocations but has some 14.6m available.” Peter Brown, MD at Jack Richards and Son, says: “We have so far only shown a 15.65m demonstrator to a series of customers. Our driver is impressed by how well the rear-axle steering system allows the trailer to follow the unit’s path.” Stephen Turner, MD at Currie European, says: “We have been allocated eight of the 15.65m trailers and have already placed an order with SDC for all eight, which will be delivered to us in April. We will select specific volumetric contracts to operate these trailers on. Drivers will be hand-picked and dedicated to these contracts/routes having first completed a training course with our nominated training provider.”
John Finn, Bibby Distribution fleet and procurement director, says: “We have 25 permits granted and we’re reviewing the operations to ascertain where the optimum utilisation will be.”
Paul Nicholls, MD at EH Nicholls, says: “I think the first time I will see one is when SDC trailers bring a trailer in for us to view within next few weeks.”