Morrisons has boosted its fleet serving the Rathbones bakery in Wakefield with 25 new vehicles.
The supermarket has taken delivery of the lightweight moving double deck trailers from Cheshire-based Tiger Trailers. Each have the capacity to hold 1,322 baskets – more than a 20% increase on the previous trailers serving the facility which could hold 1,080 baskets.
The new trailers feature ‘highly distinctive livery’ in the form of a ‘naked’ loaf of bread.
Rathbones produces nearly 50 types of products for the supermarket including hot cross buns, seeded loaves, crumpets, pancakes, naans and pitta.
Source: Tiger Trailers
Morrisons has also ordered 125 tri-axle step frame curtain-sided double deck trailers from the firm (pictured right). They’re capable of transporting 44 pallets, as opposed to 26 previously, as well as cages. They allow Morrisons to delivery ‘more products in fewer miles’.
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