Fast-growing container haulier Goldstar is taking delivery of 156 Dennison slidingbogie skeletal semi-trailers to augment its fleet and replace a number of its older trailers.Since it was set up in 1998 with just four vehicles, the Felixstowe-based company has really taken off and now boasts a fleet of 260 tractor units and 300 trailers.Goldstar’s impressive growth has been largely organic, but the acquisition of Leggett’s Transport a year ago boosted the fleet by around 40 trucks and 60 trailers.

It also gave the company another operating base at Woolpit near Bury St Edmunds.Unlike the company’s tractor units, which are sourced from a number of manufacturers, all the trailers in the fleet are Dennisons.Goldstar Director Simon Day explained why:

“Over the years we have forged a great partnership with Dennison and have found the company to be very responsive to all our needs. In today’s highly competitive environment being able to rely on your suppliers is crucial.

As far as we are concerned Dennison trailers are perfect for the work we do. They are tough, reliable and the back-up support is terrific, which makes our job so much easier. We know that with Dennison, trailers are one less thing that we have to worry about.”

The new trailers are fitted out to Goldstar’s specification with BPW ECO Plus 2 axleswith drum brakes.The chassis, which are finished in hard-wearing PPG Paint two pack epoxy primer and top coat, come with Knorr Bremse EBS and raise and lower facility. There is a push pull valve for air operated chassis locking pins and a valve that raises the suspension when reverse is selected to avoid damage to mudflaps and mudguards.The unladen weight of the trailers is a competitive 4,800 kgs.