TIP is embarking on a major refurbishment project for its customer Howdens Joinery, with half of its trailers in its 800 strong fleet undergoing a transformation which will see existing units get a 10-year working life extension.

The 400 tri-axle curtainsider trailers will be refurbished over the next 10 months or so by TIP, with the support of its service provider partners,  and will involve shotblasting the chassis and superstructure of the trailer, repainting, mechanical refitting, fitment of new strapping, livery refresh, the fitment of new curtains and TIP Insight telematics.

Trailers before:

Trailers after:

According to TIP calculations, the refurbishment initiative adopted by the kitchen manufacturer sees approximately 3.9 tonnes of CO2 emissions per trailer saved by avoiding the emissions generated from the manufacturing process had the trailers been purchased from new. This translates to a saving of 1,548.3tCO2e in emissions in total for the refurbished fleet.

TIP is also providing 9 new Volvo LNG trucks to Howdens as it expands its truck fleet to further reduce its carbon footprint.