Maxi-CUBE hits Qld for 26
Maxi-CUBE, a supplier of dry freight and temperature-controlled trailers, has delivered its first 26-pallet refrigerated trailer to the sunshine stateMaxi-CUBE has delivered the first 26-pallet refrigerated trailer into Queensland that meets Performance Based Standards (PBS). Previous trailers measured just 24 pallet spaces.
PBS allows truck and trailer combinations to carry larger than normal payloads to improve road transport efficiency and vehicle safety. The type of design depends on the route travelled, the type of cargo and the objectives of the transport operator. In most cases it means operators are able to drive truck and trailer combinations which are outside the standard legal dimensions.
The 26-pallet trailer was purchased by specialist fruit and vegetable carrier, Fruithaul. The company’s owner, Mat Vallance, heard about the PBS scheme via a Victorian sub-contractor who had already ordered one of the Maxi-CUBE 26-pallet vans himself.
“When he told me how the PBS scheme allowed him to tow longer-than-usual trailers, I asked Scott Thiesfield from Trailer Sales in Brisbane how I could go about trialing one myself,” said Mat.
Trailer Sales managed the entire process, working with Mat to ascertain the correct specifications on the trailer for his requirements and coordinating the PBS application process with assistance from Maxi-CUBE’s engineers at the company’s factory in Ballarat (Vic).
“While Fruithaul has been the trail blazer in this instance, this is just the beginning of the take-up of PBS in the van sector,” said Scott Thiesfield from Trailer Sales.
The approved payload of Fruithaul’s PBS combination is 23 tonnes.
“Many of the products we carry are very light, so staying under 23 tonnes, even with extra pallet spaces, is not too difficult,” said Vallance.
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