Combi/Trailer is two in one by Iep van der Meer
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• Dutch firm Den Hartogh is running a two-section "Combi/Trailer" which gives a semi-trailer with an extra metre in length, or can be split to suit urban deliveries.
tional drawbar combinations were not proving effective. Most of his drivers are not used to driving conventional drawbars, and he needed a vehicle that could also pull a tank trailer as the firm hauls liquids as well as dry goods.
The box on the first part of the trailer is fixed; the second box is a container. The construction makes it possible to extend the full loading length by a metre. Present rules prohibit this, but the old models can run on for several years.
Hartogh says: "Without this metre it is still a very good concept. If we decide to buy a new one I want to have a steering front axle and it must be a lot lighter. We The two sections are fixed by a bar that slides into the first part. Two steel fixing pins secure the trailer. The first axle (which is the first section's only axle) can be lifted when running empty; the third is a steered axle. The first section has a tail-lift mounted on the side.
The compartments are separated by Henderson pneumatically operated sliding doors: aluminium planks prevent the load in the rear box from breaking through the doors.
The Combi/Trailer is built by D-Tec and Pacton; the boxes are built by Booy Zwijndrecht. COMBI/TRAILER SPECIFICATIONS Front section length 8.35m Rear section length 6.15m Total load length 14.5m Width 2.55m Height 4.00m Weight 13,600kg