Parcel and mail handling specialists The Delivery Group has added 20 additional Tiger trailers to its fleet.
The company, which operates from five automated facilities at Warrington, Luton, Bristol, Maidstone and Bermondsey, has the infrastructure to handle around 1 billion items via its multi-carrier platform and employs over 500 staff.
Five years after commissioning Tiger Trailers to build 17 double deck trailers, The Delivery Group team asked Tiger in April of 2024 to produce its second-generation trailers,which are custom designed to match their evolving delivery operation.
The order included 10 curtainsiders with tuckaway tail-lifts, and 10 moving double deck box vans.
Tiger worked closely with The Delivery Group during pre-build visits and production, to incorporate optimum features and technology.
The Delivery Group said that since its fleet carries out both short-haul regional drops and nationwide trunking of both caged and palletised goods, durability and usability were at the forefront of the company’s requirements.
To maximise capacity and varying load weights, a reinforced rear frame, sides, and 12-tonne moving deck were chosen, with a false bulkhead fitted near the front of the deck to allow partial loading of the moving deck.
Enhanced visual aids and electronically controlled hydraulic safety locks, as well as an override on the motor pump mechanism, mean that users are made aware of any load errors long before the vehicle makes it to transit.
Martin Johnson, The Delivery Group operations director, said: “Our bespoke operation requires flexibility, strength and reliability to meet the needs of our operation and clients.
“This latest purchase from Tiger since we took the initial Tiger trailers back in 2014, allowed us to design and build a new trailer type that caters for, and suits our operational needs perfectly with the help of the Tiger Team.
“Partnerships are key to our operational success, and the collaborative approach from Tiger challenged our ideas whilst engaging their design skills to define how best to achieve our objectives. The result is a trailer that ticks every box on our wish list and looks great.”
Darren Holland, Tiger Trailers sales director, added: “It has been a pleasure to work closely with the team from The Delivery Group again. Developing their new trailers’ needs in line with the way that their businesses and logistics have evolved is fantastic and the new trailers look amazing.”
The Delivery Group also opted for a 60-month service and maintenance package direct from Tiger, backed by Tiger’s nationwide breakdown provision.
