TIR curtain lift
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Each side has a single reinforced curtain which, suspended from the roof, is raisec by electric power in concertina fashion by a horizontal shaft located inside the cant rail. A metal bar, suspended from the base of the curtain, hooks beneath the side rave to secure access.
The TIR version has an additional fabric flap within a row of D-rings under the side rave overhanging the bottom bar.
A metal strip hinged from each pillar closes the vertical edges with wire seals.
The first example, an insulated and refrigerated 12m (40ft) model built for Reyhill Growers of Hull, has been granted a GV60 TIR certificate by the Department of Transport. It will be used to carry fresh produce or general goods to and from the Continent under Customs seal.
The one-piece side curtain can be unlaced and raised in a few minutes while it can take half an hour to clear the sides of a tilt ready for unloading.
Insulated curtains are thinner than rigid van walls allowing the platform width to accommodate two 1.2m pallets side by side. This improves capacity to a maximum of 24 pallets compared with about 21 for a standard refrigerated body.