Cartwright claims trailer is a 'game-changer'

The Tri-temp trailer offers all standard moving deck features including a hydraulic moving deck, direct drive hydraulic (not rope & pulleys) and high lift suspension.

Cartwright technical director Lionel Curtis explains: "Currently supermarkets generally run tri-temp straight trailers or tri-temps with a fixed double deck. We have taken what we believe is the unprecedented step of launching a triple temperature trailer with a moving deck.

"Our new trailer is in response to customer demand and effectively opens up the real possibility of tri-temp refrigerated lifting decks carrying out store deliveries. At the moment many supermarkets do store deliveries with single temps and in some cases with two temperatures with lifting decks."

Curtis and his experienced team of technical engineers have been looking at the possibility of developing a tri-temp trailer for frozen, chilled and controlled ambient produce since October last year.

The result of their extensive research and development is a 44 pallet direct drive hydraulic lifting deck trailer with a capacity for eight pallets of frozen products and 18 pallets each of chilled and controlled ambient products.

Cartwright also undertook development work around the air flow within the trailer to optimise air flow in all three compartments and so provide an even temperature distribution when loaded.

The trailer has an aerodynamic sloping front to enhance fuel efficiency and roll stability.

The Tri-temp trailer launch at the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Show follows extensive temperature trials and testing by Cartwright which for the second time this year is unveiling a ground breaking new product to the temperature controlled industry.

Curtis adds: "We are excited that the new Tri-temp trailer with a lifting deck will offer supermarkets the capacity for the first time to have one single journey to a store with all three temperatures."