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29th March 2001, Page 36
29th March 2001
Page 36
Page 36, 29th March 2001 — CLAYTON COMMERCIALS
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Clayton Commercials gained unanimous approval from the judges for its triaxle 13.6m, 30,000-litre capacity, multi-compartment tanker. One of the big problems of this type of tanker is that if the driver has to discharge compartments one and two first, he is left with next to no traction on the tractor's drive axle. The system Clayton fits means the empty compartments can be cleaned and the load redistributed.

The vehicle carries its own water supply in a dedicated compartment.

Deliveries can be metered so that the customer receives the exact volume of product required, complete with a printed ticket. The tanker also scored highly with the judges when it came to safety—so much so that the panel took the unusual course of asking Clayton to withdraw its original entry for the Safety category and to submit the multi-compartment tanker instead.

For safety's sake, the hose reel and pump are remotely controlled, which allows the operator to shut down the equipment from a safe distance in an emergency Crossland was stressing the importance of safety, too. Its 30,000-litre ADR tanker allows all venting, loading and discharging to be controlled from the ground. If the tank fails to vent, the internal valve does not open and the pump will not engage to avoid any damage to the equipment.

The panel was also impressed by Magyar's Concept Milk Collection unit. The collection equipment, including the sampling system, is mounted on the tractive unit's chassis, allowing the tanker itself to be coupled to a standard tractor unit for long-distance deliveries without losing the use of the collection equipment for several hours.

However, the judges felt, that they were being asked to adjudicate on the merits of a delivery system rather than on the virtues of a product.

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