D-TEC wins Trailer Innovation Award 2021
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Friday, October 30, 2020
D-TEC has won
second place in the European 'Trailer Innovation Awards competition 2021' in
components category. The Dutch trailer manufacturer received this honour for
its newly developed extendable side protection for the Flexitrailer.
'We came up with this extendable side protection to save
time and provide more flexibility', explained Gerrit van Vlastuin, director of
D-TEC. Our slogan ‘lift up your profit!’ is clearly based on real expectations.
The side protection is available as an optional extra on the Flexitrailers.
Saving time The Flexitrailer is a multifunctional container chassis
that is extendable in the middle and at the rear. This makes the Flexitrailer
suitable for transporting all sizes of ISO containers. The new extendible side protection
is a truly perfect solution for carriers that drive many short distances around
a terminal, as it is no longer necessary for them to retract the trailer when
it is unloaded.
When carriers opt for a standard side protection, they
are legally obliged to retract the chassis when it is unladen. With this new
option from D-TEC, it is no longer necessary to retract, because the side
protection slides along and covers the side of the trailer. This means that the
trailer complies with legislation for cyclists and pedestrians, even when the
chassis is unladen.
That saves time. And time is money. Lift up your profit!
Also for Longer Heavy Vehicles
(LHV) The award-winning innovation by D-TEC is also suitable
for Dutch LHV combinations. Van Vlastuin: 'When it comes to LHV combinations,
it is important that the side is fully covered, regardless of whether it is
loaded or unloaded. The new extendable side protection meets these
requirements.'
This provides welcome flexibility, especially for
carriers that have both Flexitrailers and LHV combinations in their fleet. They
can now easily exchange trailers as required.
The extendable side protection is also a nice addition to
the potential future developments with regard to the Super EcoCombi.
Prototype well received Van der Most Transport from
Rotterdam has had a number of Flexitrailers with extendable side protections in
its fleet for the past six months already. Mark van der Most provided the
following feedback: 'Our drivers who make short trips around the terminal, in
particular, drive with them. They have found that the trailers save a
considerable amount of time! Moreover, the chassis is subject to less wear and
tear, because we don't have to retract so often.'
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