Transporter expands loading capacity

Abnormal load specialist Frits Kroon Transport has taken delivery of a 160-ton multiaxle trailer and is expecting the horse to arrive by the end of the month, says operations manager, Lampie Grobler. “The new multi-axle trailer means we can now carry any cargo over 100 tons as one load,” he told FTW, adding that earthmoving equipment, transformers and similar now do not need to be disassembled at the point of departure and reassembled at the destination. “This saves our customers a lot of time and manpower,” said Grobler. The horse and 1-axle three-module trailer – with two four axles and one sixaxle set of wheels – will be able to travel to any destination in southern Africa served by Frits Kroon, which includes Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. “We have also ordered a spine deck which transforms the trailer into an ordinary low-bed operation when required,” Grobler added. CAPTION Loads of over 100 tons, such as this earthmoving equipment, can now be transported by Frits Kroon’s as one load.