CRANE FRUEHAUF TO BUILD TANKERS
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I-I A NEW move announced by. Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd. is the company's impending entry into the field of road tanker manufacture, and by the end of September it is expected that road tanker semi-trailers will be in full production. This will be the first time the company has built tankers, although they have supplied tanker running gear for many years. Tanks will also be constructed by them on rigid vehicles. Initially, high-tensile steel will be employed. thus offering a higher capacity/weight ratio than is possible with mild steel, though later on it is proposed to Examples of the tanker semi-trailer designs which Crane Fruehauf is to build are seen here. The upper drawing shows model TEO-F2-E oil tanker design,theloweronemodel TEG-F2-E petroleum
tanker layout.
produce the same range in stainless steel, followed by the introduction of designs for handling bulk powders. A production line system of manufacture is to be employed, and only elliptical and cylindrical tanks will be offered as standard; other models will be produced on demand.