When additional licences were made available for Longer Semi Trailers (LSTs), we took the opportunity to apply for these and added two 15.6 m double deck trailers to our fleet.
These each provide an additional 8 standard pallet spaces, increasing pallet capacity by 17%. With a negligible effect on fuel this gives a great improvement in trunking efficiency. The only significant cost is the additional capital cost of the trailers, which have a rear steering axle to comply with the same turning circle requirements of a standard 13.6 m trailer.