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There’s a growing interest among specialist transport and heavy haulage operators for both long and shorts-term rental of special trailers. To meet this demand Nooteboom has entered into an exclusive partnership with Exceptional Trailer Rental Ltd for trailer rental in the UK. New ...
Always a clear overview of the axle loads! With NoVAB 3.0 Cloud it is now even quicker and easier to calculate the optimal load positions for all vehicle combinations to prevent exceeding the maximum axle loads. NOVAB – The Nooteboom Vehicle Axle Load Calculation programme was developed by ...
For the transport of crane ballast within the 10-tonne legislative limit Nooteboom offers two ideal transport solutions: The flatbed Ballasttrailer with counter-steering and the latest Manoovr Ballasttrailer. Since the introduction of the 6-axle Manoovr Ballasttrailer in the middle of last year ...
In early November, Dutch operator, Goud Transport complete the move of the historic Whitcomb diesel locomotive – built for use for the US Army during World War II. Transported from Antwerp to the Stoomtrein Goes-Borsele (in short: SGB) in Goes. The logistics were carried out by Goud ...
Yeovil-based Blackmores Machinery Haulage have taken delivery of a Volvo FH-500hp 8×2 Tridem rear-steer. The 44 tonne GTW drawbar provides a custom engineered ‘transport solution’ to the firm’s requirement for a 4-metre overall height truck that also features excellent manoeuvrability. The ...
The stand of Nooteboom at the IAA 2016 – Open Area stand K48 – is full of innovations with the centre of attention being the latest Nooteboom Manoovr MPL semi low-loader with excavator trough and innovative application of bamboo composite in the trailer branch. New Manoovr semi lowloader ...
The winners of the 2016 ESTA Awards for lifting and transport were announced during the ESTA Users Night and Awards Dinner 2016, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, during the Bauma exhibition on 14 April. The annual ESTA Awards of Excellence is the most prestigious European crane and transport ...
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has transported a 56t refuse compactor 150 miles from Aylesford, Kent to Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire using a four-axle tractor unit and Nooteboom trailer. The Portsmouth, UK-headquartered lifting and transport specialist, which is regularly called upon by ...
Please stay tuned for an action packed Issue Six, April 2016. Looking forward: we pay a visit to the heart of the West Midlands and catch up with: Rich, Tim, Dan and the team from TDR Heavy Haulage. An eye-opener to say the least – as they unveil the latest additions to the fleet! In […]
Proudly accepting delivery of the first DAF Euro 6 8×4 to be purchased in Scotland. The newest addition for Central Demolition was not through the gates at Bonny-Bridge long and cameras were on her. The new 510 HP 8×4 Heavy Hauler will be joining an already amazingly well presented ...
The new owners of Norfolk-based Quinto Crane & Plant have underlined their determination to go for growth by investing in a new Mercedes-Benz heavy haulage tractor and trailer. However, the combined cost of the 155-tonne Arocs 3363 S and its six-axled Nooteboom low-loader pales alongside ...
Acting fast in Russia: Van der Vlist have recently expanded their fleet in Russia, wasting no time putting their new vehicles to good use. They recently moved a 23.4 tonne heater case at short notice from St Petersburg down to a production line in Torzhok. The 500km journey required both ...
When it comes to investing in new equipment, Southern Cranes & Access doesn’t do things by halves. Latest additions to the company’s truck fleet are a pair of 150-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units which work in tandem with a new Liebherr self-propelled crane worth £2 million. The ...
The MANOOVR generation of Nooteboom makes its debut at the next BedrijfsautoRAI, staged from 20 to 24 October in Amsterdam. The MANOOVR is a completely new development and its load floor height of just 780mm in combination with a permissible axle load of 12 tonnes makes it so unique that by now ...
Volvo Trucks will be showcasing what promises to be the most memorable, impressive and visually stunning range of vehicles ever to be seen on their stand at Truckfest Peterborough on 3rd and 4th of May 2015. There will be representatives from the FL and FE range, which now starts at 10-tonnes ...
The Heavies 2015: Recognising Industry Excellence A night of celebration The commercial vehicle industry is one of the unsung heroes of British business and commerce. It keeps the wheels of UK PLC on the move. Building and maintaining infrastructure to feed renewal and growth is vital, and the ...
Collett & Sons Ltd celebrate the first of many projects to come through their Grangemouth facility. As wind turbine components keep getting bigger the challenge for transport companies and equipment manufacturers to overcome these difficulties gets ever more complicated. Whether onshore or ...
