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Manheim trailers
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The first act of the day at Manheim Auctions is to put the trailers under the hammer. But get there early because most will have gone within the hour.
you probably rolled up to the auction at about 10am, made your way to the canteen for a cup of tea, and waited for the serious action to get underway-the stuff with engines.
But while you're adding the third sugar to your tea. HGV and plant manager Jeremy Martell is leading a large group past a line of closely parked trailers that are up for grabs.
Of all the products for sale the chances are that nine out of every 10 trailers will he sold they offer by far the best conversion rate of any sector at auction, and by 1 I am the show has finished.An indispensable part of the Manheim Auction set-up, this sector has grown with the business.
Typical items
Trailers are typical auction items, with older products heading overseas and younger kit keenly bid for by an equal mix of end users and trade.They do so well because they are still essentially mechanical with no major components hidden away, so buyers can see what they're getting. When it comes to trailers there are no concrete figure as to what's in circulation. Operators trade in semi-trailers that are anywhere between 24 months and 10 years old. Ifs estimated that 10,00015.000 trailers are introduced to the UK transport market from domestic and Continental manufacturers every year, but there are sketchy figures on what is in place and what gets recycled.
The mix of products re-entering the market varies, but stock tends to be older as operators don't need to replace trailers as frequently as tractors.There are still the late-year finance-owned products and snatch-backs that offeiquality bargains, but in the main products coming under the hammer tend to range from three to five years old and 1.0 years plus.
T? fetch serious money trailers need to have a reasonable specification. Older products tend to be much of a muchness, but late-year models can be as diverse and sophisticated as the tractors that pull them.
Bog standard trailers minus the extras aren't much in demand. but semis fitted with toys such as rearsteer, lift axles, on-hoard weighing systems and built with lightweight materials, good quality disc brakes and proper working equipment will invariably attract better money on the day •