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SDC’s longer trailers get legal approval

26th January 2012, Page 6
26th January 2012
Page 6
Page 6, 26th January 2012 — SDC’s longer trailers get legal approval
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TRAILER manufacturer SDC has been granted approval by the Vehicle Certiication Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport, for all ive of its longer semi-trailer models.

Under the stipulations of the 10year longer semi-trailer trial, all speciications of trailer must meet the turning circle requirement set out in regulation 31A(1) of the Construction and Use regulation 1986 – meaning the tractor (either 4x2 or 6x2) and trailer must be able to turn in a 12.5m circle.

SDC MD Mark Cuskeran says: “We were conident that our trailers would pass the VCA tests as we have 70 longer semi-trailers in build.”