Bartrums of Eye is adding 15 new trailers to its fleet - which are all dual-branded with Bartrums and Pallet-Track logos to celebrate the pallet network it helped found back in 2004.

It is also scaling up its electric heavy goods (eHGV) fleet and adding new charging bays.

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Haulage firm Bartrums of Eye and its newly installed high-power charging operation for electric vehicles (Image: NIGEL SPREADBURYLOCATIONS PHOTO)

The firm operates nearly 200 vehicles across the UK - from 3.5 tonnes to 44-tonne articulated lorries.

Its operations span pallet network distribution, general haulage and bulk transport. 

It has been an early adopter of EVs and already operates a Volvo FH Electric on bulk tipping work. The vehicle is charged off-site at a customer’s premises. 

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Haulage firm Bartrums of Eye and its newly installed high-power charging operation for electric vehicles (Image: NIGEL SPREADBURYLOCATIONS PHOTO)

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