Northside signs up Milwaukee

Northside Truck & Van announced a new partnership with renowned power tool brand Milwaukee at the show.

Just across from Northside’s range of Mercedes-Benz and FUSO trucks – including the prominent Actros L –stood a sizeable collection of Milwaukee’s batterypowered tools.

Known for its M18 and M12 ranges of cordless equipment, the partnership with Milwaukee will give Northside access to quality power tools to use in its workshops as well as to offer to customers.

With more than 300 battery-powered tools,

1,000 Milwaukee hand tools and 3,000 accessories in the range, Milwaukee also raised awareness of its Packout storage system that can be securely stored in suitable van racking to provide more than 100 possible storage combinations. making it an efficient option when loading.

Although uncommon in the UK, sideloaders are frequently specified on the continent as a more effective way of moving containers and are popular among operators conducting short trips between dock or rail terminals and their base.

The Hammar 110 has double-action support legs that reach out up to 2m to help steady the lift, and can be operated with either a DC battery power pack or a truckmounted PTO.

The tare weight is just 8.4 tonnes, making it about 3 tonnes lighter than other similar models.

Be aware of bridges

Parksafe Group showed its latest safety aid at the show: the Low Bridge Warning Device.

Using GPS tracking to monitor the position of the vehicle, Parksafe has developed the hardware and software for the device to include a database on every bridge in the UK and Ireland. Each of the entry and exit points in all directions of travel to a low bridge have been recorded and more than 10,000 points of interest mapped.

The system can be retrofitted into a cab to provide visual and audible warnings when approaching a low bridge.

A refrigerated trailer specifically designed for the retail milk sector has been launched by Tiger Trailers.

Speaking at the show, sales director Darren Holland said that the UK specification was designed to stop spilt milk coming into contact with traditional metal used for trailer production, as milk has a corrosive reaction with steel.

He explained that retail milk operators would use a normal reefer trailer to