London, UK: Unaccompanied trailer traffic has grown to over 1 million – 42% to the Netherlands and 28% to Ireland, according to latest data from the Department for Transport.
In 2020, road vehicles made 3.2 million trips travelling from Great Britain to Europe, a 6% decrease compared to the previous year as a result of Brexit and Covid-19 challeneges.
Unaccompanied trailers pose a greater risk of theft and attempts to stow away says security provider, TrailerLock. It has a new universal key for its Fridge trailer and sea container door lock, which means that any driver can access any trailer using a common key.
All operators need to do is secrete the key under the trailer (and advise their forwarding counterpart as such) or mail a key in advance.
FridgeLock fits most types of surface-mounted door furniture – particularly for temperature-controlled trailers and containers.
More information at www.trailerlock.uk.com
