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European trailer market Lead-Times index, presented by TIP
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European trailer market Lead-Times index, presented by TIP

What is the current state of the trailer market? TIP’s Lead-Times Index provides key insights for transport professionals looking to prepare for the future. Hot off the press, this article shares the current state of the market through our index that has been updated up to September 2023. Our sourcing team is also sharing its recommendations for how to respond to these changing market circumstances.
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Secure parking: keeping drivers and loads safe
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Secure parking: keeping drivers and loads safe

Truck drivers are vital to keeping the economy running efficiently, whatever the company or industry they are driving for. Without them, the shipment and delivery of goods would be severely limited. With routine journeys often covering long distances across many borders, modern safe and secure parking is crucial for truck drivers to rest and to be able to recuperate, thus enabling them to perform their jobs effectively and safely.
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TIP Used - Buyer’s Guide
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TIP Used - Buyer’s Guide

Here's our buyer’s guide to help you find the bestpossible second-hand trailers and trucks to add to your fleet
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The future of tyre safety: how Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are evolving
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The future of tyre safety: how Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are evolving

New regulations mandating the installation of TPMS on trailers has been and is being introduced, making it a hot topic in the transportation industry. This article aims to provide a quick guide to TPMS and its present challenges.
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Latest News

TIP Group has renewed Interfloor trailer fleet

TIP Group has renewed Interfloor trailer fleet

We are delighted to have renewed the trailer fleet of leading underlay and flooring accessories supplier, Interfloor, with 56 new SDC curtainsider trailers being supplied on a long-term hire arrangement, including maintenance & repair, tyre management and telematics services.
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TIP is Rental & Contract Hire Company of the Year!

TIP is Rental & Contract Hire Company of the Year!

We were delighted to attend the annual Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Awards last week and honoured to come away with the award for ‘Rental and Contract Hire Company of the Year’.
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TIP trials another e-reefer technology - this time its axle energy recuperation!

TIP trials another e-reefer technology - this time its axle energy recuperation!

Hot on the heels of its first UK trial of non-diesel trailer refrigeration systems, TIP is now trialling an alternative e-reefer technology, this time one that utilises energy recovered during braking or driving downhill to power the trailer’s refrigeration unit.
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