Tautliner

A tautliner semi-trailer

Tautliner or curtainsider is used as a generic name for curtain sided trucks/trailers. It is the trade name of commercial vehicles built by Boalloy of Congleton, Cheshire, England. The curtains contain load retaining straps which, when released, allow the curtain to be pulled back and a forklift to be used for easy and efficient loading and unloading.[1]

The company patented the concept in 1969, and credits much of its popularity to its adoption by the haulier Eddie Stobart.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Armstrong, John et al. (ed.) (2003). Companion to British Road Haulage History. Science Museum (London). ISBN 1-900747-46-4.
  2. ↑ Davies, Hunter (2001). The Eddie Stobart Story. London: HarperCollinsEntertainment. ISBN 0-00-711597-0.

External links