… listen to what our customers says about our quality and service.
West Lothian-based waste management and recycling specialist, 3R Solutions, has praised Fruehauf for delivering 14 Sloper Smoothsider tipping trailers in a matter of weeks, helping the firm prepare for an important new contract.
Having never previously dealt directly with Fruehauf, the 3R Solutions team was hugely impressed with the speedy turnaround of the order, which also included the application of the company’s livery at the manufacturer’s Grantham site. The 14 tippers represent new additions to its 100-plus mixed commercial vehicle fleet.
3R Solutions Owner, David Ireland, says: “We had just secured a new contract and I needed the tipping trailers promptly. I contacted the team at Fruehauf, and they really stepped up, providing us with these fantastic smoothsiders from their ‘Ready to Go’ stock. The fact we were also able to have them expertly liveried in our company colours was a major bonus. It’s fair to say that Fruehauf really came up trumps for us.”
Farming and haulage company, Pearn Wyatt & Son, has taken delivery of two bulk tippers, continuing a close relationship with Fruehauf that spans more than five decades.
The Norwich firm has added the new Sloper Smoothside tipping trailers from Fruehauf’s Ready to Go stock. The 70 cubic yard capacity trailers join the fleet just a few months after the company purchased a second-hand tipper from the manufacturer.
Of the 14 bulk tippers operated by the business, all paired with Volvo tractor units, 12 are sourced from Fruehauf – including one put into service in 2004 which continues to meet its agricultural haulage needs.
Owner Jonny Wyatt, who runs the company with his mother Anne, says the business has relied heavily on the tipping trailer manufacturer for so many years because its products are “exceptionally well-built, reliable and offer a high payload”.
“My father had Fruehauf tippers 50 years ago and we’ve always been happy with its trailers. They really stand the test of time,” he says. “In our business, we work them hard, so the fact we have several trailers on the fleet that are more than 15 years old is testament to their quality.”
Animal waste management specialist, GH By Products, is expanding its trailer fleet with the delivery of 10 new Fruehauf Stepframe Bathtub tipping trailers, building on a relationship between the two businesses that dates to 2015.
The Lincoln-based firm has placed the first two 67 cubic yard capacity bathtubs into operation, with the remaining tippers arriving two a month through to November. The new additions will operate from the company’s depots in Lincoln and York.
Joining a fleet of 220 trailers, 43 tractor units and seven rigids, the new bathtubs will be used to collect animal by-products from abattoirs around the UK to be processed into pet foods or used for incineration in the energy sector.
Cliff Mear, Director of GH By Products, says: “When we made the decision to expand and update our trailer fleet, our first thought was to talk to Fruehauf. Its bathtubs are excellent tipping trailers, they’re very well-built and do an excellent job of transporting the loads of animal waste we carry.
“We work closely with Fruehauf to ensure the tippers are built to the right specification to meet the needs of our business, which includes being easily cleaned, something that makes our daily operation more safe, hygienic and efficient.”
Logistics solutions provider, Bartrums, has added three more Fruehauf Stepframe Bathtub tipping trailers to its fleet to boost its UK-wide malt barley haulage operation.
The order strengthens the East Anglian company’s relationship with Fruehauf with which it has been dealing for more than a decade.
Tremayne Johnson, Operations Director at Bartrums, says: “We’re working the Fruehauf bathtubs hard seven days a week, transporting malt to breweries across the UK and barley to three major maltsters in Suffolk.
“The bathtub is an incredibly robust and reliable trailer that suits our business needs well. It offers an excellent tip and is easier to clean than a planksided trailer, making it exceptionally popular with our drivers.”
Britain’s only national grain marketing and arable inputs co-operative, Openfield, is taking delivery of 36 Sloper Smoothsider tipping trailers from Fruehauf as part of the company’s expansion plans.
The 72m3 trailers started arriving towards the end of 2022, making the short journey from Fruehauf’s base in Grantham to the nearby Lincolnshire firm. Further new tippers are due for delivery every month through to July, joining a mixed fleet of vehicles aiding Openfield’s 2023/24 growth ambitions.
The size of the deal underlines the agricultural company’s major investment in renewing and expanding its transport fleet. The fleet has grown by more than 40 per cent as the farmer-owned co-operative expands its grain marketing and input deliveries business.
The agreement also showcases the co-op’s continued confidence in Fruehauf, which has supplied trailers to Openfield for more than 20 years.
Keith Hughes, Head of Fleet at Openfield, says: “The quality of Fruehauf trailers is excellent. That’s why we have such a long and fruitful relationship with the company. And now it’s under the ownership of MV Commercial, we have even more trust in Fruehauf’s ability to manufacture and deliver trailers to meet all our requirements.
“The new tipping trailers are part of our fleet expansion and replacement programme as we grow the business in 2023/24 and they serve our business perfectly. They are versatile and can easily accommodate different types of load.”
Your local Fruehauf representative will have the answer. Drop in, give them a call or ask to come and see you.