TIP Group wins Interfloor trailer fleet contract

TIP Group has been awarded the contract to replace the existing trailer fleet of one of the UK’s leading underlay and flooring accessories suppliers, Interfloor.

A total of 56 new trailers have been supplied to Interfloor by TIP as part of a comprehensive long-term hire arrangement, incorporating operating lease, maintenance, repair, tyre management and access to TIP’s telematics system, TIP Insight, the latter including BrakePlus electronic braking performance monitoring system.

The new assets joining the Interfloor fleet to replace existing units comprise fifty 13.6-metre tri-axle curtainsiders, four single axle, ‘urban’ nine-metre curtainsiders and two tri-axle curtainsiders with more of a standard specification.

Fifty-four of the trailers have been fitted with a bespoke sliding post system to meet Interfloor’s operational requirements. Essentially the system will provide load retention for rolls of underlay but will also accommodate general palletised goods on other journeys, effectively improving payload efficiencies.

The smaller trailers are specified with ‘positive steering’ capability for precise control in urban environments. All trailers are manufactured by TIP’s longstanding supplier and leading trailer manufacturer, SDC.