New Bodies & Trailers

New Zealand has a rich heritage of body and trailer building, and we’re proud to showcase some recent examples of Kiwi craftsmanship every month. To feature on these pages, send a photo, features, and the manufacturer’s name to carl@nztrucking.co.nz

Engineered Efficiency

Fresh out of the Balclutha-based workshops of MD Engineering is this immaculate new build for Talley’s. The seven-axle curtain-sided B-train was a concerted effort by everyone involved, and the results speak volumes. Complete with Carrier fridge units, fully insulated roof and end walls as well as drain troughs and effluent tanks, the trailer set, designed to run at 59 tonne, has a tare of only 13,400kg.

To protect against the harsh salt products Talley’s transport’s, the decks have been Arc Sprayed with zinc. Keeping the load at just the right temperature are insulated curtains from Tauranga Canvas.

Eye for Detail

This extremely tidy build for Owens contractor Five Eyes Transport has just been completed by the talented team at Freighter. Based on a new IVECO S-Way, the 8x4 rigid certainly looks the part with its new matching five-axle pull trailer. As well as looks there is productivity. A 7.45m body on the truck, and a 11.5m trailer body, make this is a genuine 36 to 38 pallet capable combination.

FEATURES: SAF Intradisc axle sets, Wabco EBS, custom tool boxes, dunnage boxes, Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy rims, auto greaser on steer axle. MD Engineering

FEATURES: Hella LED lighting throughout, custom tool boxes and dunnage rack. Freighter

YEARS

Supporting the transport industry since 1953

Expanding Opportunities

The need for a new trailer to handle over dimensional loads had the team from HEB Construction in Tauranga visiting Roadmaster of Rotorua to devise a solution. The resulting build certainly has hit the nail on the head, with its ability to stretch all the way out from its normal 14.95m length to 21.5m. Preventative safety measures have been addressed as well, with over width and length warning lights and signage fitted throughout the build.

High Country Performer

The team at HCL has added another Mack Super-Liner to its logging fleet, so as soon as it arrived it was off to Mills-Tui for a full log truck set up.

The rig has been kitted out with hightensile bolsters, and Si Lodec scales, and attention to detail is crisp, with custom tank guards and headache rack all in place.

The trailer was a supplied fouraxle Patchell unit that the Mills-Tui team refurbished from top to toe, in readiness to go behind the new Super-Liner build.

SAF Axles

FEATURES: ROR axle sets, custom tool boxes, dunnage box, as well as storage for bolsters, road cones, twitches and chains. Roadmaster

FEATURES: Peterson LED lighting throughout, safety tensioners, Rockinger tow coupling and Bigfoot CTI. Mills-Tui

• Light and robust for New Zealand’s toughest roads.

• Light weight without compromise to strength

• 6 Year/Unlimited kilometer warranty

• Local support, over 54 parts and service sites nationwide

• Custom design (CD) program to suit your fleets needs.