Schmitz snaps up CTR order • Tiphook's trailer rental division,
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Central Trailer Rentco, is buying 900 new trailers and swap bodies from Schmitz Cargobull for its pan-European fleet.
The order includes 400 tri-axle air suspension top-spec reefers; 200 tri-axled curtainsiders; 50 container carriers and 250 steel swap bodies.
The first refrigerated trailers are already in the UK; most of the remainder will be delivered this year.
Managing director Richard Osborne says: "The order reflects our commitment to maintaining a high quality fleet—most of the new vehicles are for customers in our growing long-term contracthire business."
CT Rentco has a fleet of more than 34,000 trailers with 3,000 swap bodies operating from 75 branches in nine countries.