Smaller car transporters
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• Changes in car delivery patterns using regional distribution centres is encouraging transporter companies to use smaller outfits to deliver to showrooms and customers.
One company benefiting from this is Transporter Engineering, formerly Trans-Aid, of I lalstead, Essex which has a new version of its six-car rigid on offer.
carry three cars on its upper deck, two beneath and a further .car on its spectacleframe carrier.
It is supplying 10 on Leyland Daf 1900 chassis to Universal Salvage of Wootten, Beds which specialis es in carrying damaged, stolen/ recovered vehicles.
TE is currently refurbishing Hoynor Mk7 trailers for Isle of Sheppey-based Autocar Transporters, reducing them from nine to seven-car models.TE employs many former-Hoynor staff.
Autocar is currently reducing its subcontractual work in preparation for improving trade and is upgrading its fleet.