Truck boosts capacity
December 1st 2006 Replacing a conventional sideloader with a multi-directional LPG-powered Sidetracker has enabled manufacturer of high performance thermoplastic pipework systems, Durapipe, to increase capacity at its bulk storage site near Cannock, Staffordshire, by over 20%. The products are manufactured in lengths up to 10m before being stored in bulk at the 12,000m2 external storage site or in a warehouse for small order picking. The conventional sideloader previously used in the bulk storage area required six-metre-wide aisles to handle the products. The manoeuvrability of the new Sidetracker, particularly its ability to travel in any direction or rotate on the spot, has enabled aisle widths to be reduced to three metres, allowing 20% more product to be accommodated and the truck to turn round with1246in the aisles. More articles from Sidetracker Engineering Ltd: | 
