Walsall, UK: Food transporter Ann-Martin International has taken delivery of a Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool trailer with Schmitz fridge.
Run by owner-operator Martin Flanagan, the reefer pulled by a Volvo tractor will carry fresh and frozen products and pharmaceuticals, in the UK and Western Europe.
Predominantly operating through Benelux countries, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland, it is expected to clock up 150,000km a year.
Flanagan says: “The S.KO Cool is a great semi-trailer. It’s well-built and reliable and does everything we need it to do for our business.”
The trailer is supplied on a five-year hire purchase agreement, with a two-year service contract for the fridge and is the haulier’s first major deal with Schmitz Cargobull.
“This is the first time my business has owned a Schmitz Cargobull trailer, but it’s not the first time we’ve operated them,” Flanagan says.
The new trailer has Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect telematics, an electronic door locking system pin-controlled via the Schmitz Cargobull BeSmart app, tyre pressure monitoring ,and a fuel sensor with LED display.
