KRONE UK News 13

06 OPERATOR NEWS
Krone brings easier loading
and greater volume in Ray
Moran’s 20th year
Ray Moran International
Transport, the Co. Wexfordbased
groupage and pharma
transport specialist reports
easier loading and additional
capacity since adding
a further 10 Krone trailers
to its fleet.
Ray Moran, Managing Director
Now in its 20th year Ray Moran,
incorporating Moran and Boxwell
International, runs a multi-national
haulage operation via all major
Irish and UK sea ports throughout
Europe, including Germany, The
Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland,
France and Spain.
“We started with one Krone trailer
to see how things were” says Ray
Moran, “and soon realised that the
combination of build quality and
loading flexibility were good reasons
to add some more. Accordingly,
we now have one Cool Liner
‘Duoplex’ refrigerated trailer, 4 Dry
Liner box trailers and 5 Profi Liner
curtainsiders. All of which come
into their own for specific aspects
of our operation.”
The Cool Liner, manufactured at
Krone’s Lubtheen plant in Germany,
is fitted with Krone’s new ISOWALL
moveable bulkhead, which is ideal
for mixed temperature loads.
A newly designed balancer
system combined with a locking
lever positioned at the top of the
bulkhead, makes the ISOWALL
easy to open, close and slide along
the trailer. Also, due to the vertical
movement of the bulkhead when
opening and closing, no additional
components are required for
vacuum ventilation.
Furthermore, when stowed to the
roof, magnets hold the bulkhead in
place, so there is no requirement for
secondary locking or risk of fork lift
obstruction.
“Plus” says Ray, “when in use, the
ISOWALL can be positioned hard-up
against the load for added security
and better use of load space. It’s
lightweight and very easy to move
along the trailer.”
The Dry Liners, meanwhile, are
manufactured at Krone’s Herzlake
factory in Germany and are designed
to work in both the UK and European
markets: The slim, 100mm neck
affords additional load volume and
with a fifth wheel height of 1,250mm,
a total height of 4,000mm allows an
internal height of 2,615mm.
“These box trailers are
lighter and give us greater
internal height” adds
Ray. “34 Europallets is no
problem and the strong
construction is an asset
when transporting high
value and sensitive loads.”
“For fast and flexible loading”
continues Ray, “the Profi Liners are
built for the job. Easy to open and
close and with the strapping points
all the way along each side rave,
we can position mixed loads
securely anywhere along the trailer
bed. Also, the drivers can get to the
straps from the inside, which is
a plus for comfort and safety.”
Each of the Krone trailers is built
to European Code XL (en12642xl)
standard which, says Ray Moran, is
an important quality badge for their
customers throughout the continent.