Press Release | 13 November 2024 | For immediate release
Fly By Nite, renowned specialists in trucking, logistics and warehousing for the entertainment industry has, for what is now the fourth time, placed its continued trust in Tiger with a further order which this time comprises temperature controlled trailers, as the operator expands its offering by introducing vehicles aimed at touring orchestras.
Adding temperature controlled trailers to its fleet for the first time enables Fly By Nite Conferences to offer the optimum transport environment for orchestras’ musical instruments by keeping the box vans’ internal temperature to a constant 21 degrees, which mitigates the potential cracking and splitting of these often expensive assets – instruments such as cellos maintaining their sound and also their state of tune if kept at room temperature while in transit.
Richard Brown, Transport Manager at Fly By Nite, says: “Tiger have once again delivered the goods, on time, and to a high standard, this time with specialised temperature controlled trailers that allow us to offer an extra layer of specialism to our orchestral clients. Our fleet remains very busy all year round and we feel we can rely on Tiger’s products and services. These new additions to our fleet should prove an invaluable asset. Thanks to Tom and the rest of the Tiger team along with the guys at LeciTrailer for producing these unique trailers for us.”
Aware of Tiger’s growing reputation in the temperature controlled trailer and rigid bodywork manufacturing sector through its partnership with LeciTrailer of Spain, and the OEM’s ability to design and build entirely bespoke products tailored to each end user’s requirements, Fly By Nite’s new trailers are personalised in various ways, with a 970mm coupling/fifth wheel height, twin hamburger-style rear lights, additional sensors and switches for the interior lighting, a lockable door cam protector, and a unique alloy ramp carrier to accommodate their loading and unloading preferences.
Load securing with delicate and expensive orchestral instruments in mind has also been catered for by Tiger’s design and engineering team, with three rows of horizontal E-tracks at different heights, plus vertical E-tracks from the roof, down each side of the trailer.
Thomas Stott, Key Accounts Manager at Tiger Trailers, comments: “It’s been a pleasure as always for us to work closely with the Fly By Nite team in ensuring that our latest trailers for them meet exactly what they need for the high-profile and time-sensitive work they do. It’s been exciting to develop a different type of product for them, from our proven temperature controlled range, which we have offered since 2020, and it’s great to see on Fly By Nite’s social channels that Tiger-built trailers are delivering instruments, sound equipment, refreshments and other loads to some of the biggest names in global entertainment.”
Fly By Nite has previously ordered 30 straight-frame single-deck articulated box van semi-trailers from Tiger, along with four step-frame variants, and the specialist operator’s four new temperature controlled vehicles from the Cheshire OEM’s refrigerated range have entered straight into service on UK and European orchestral tours.
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About Tiger Trailers Limited
Tiger Trailers is a leading manufacturer of articulated semi-trailers and rigid bodywork, offering the complete product range for the UK and Europe, each tailored to the specification required. Its customer base spans from independent hauliers to international retailers and logistics operators. Having celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2024, the innovative company’s service divisions include Tiger Finance, Tiger Parts, and Tiger Rentals. Community, environment, and safety are key focusses for Tiger Trailers’ CSR & ESG activities, the company supporting The King’s Trust, Veterans Into Logistics, Women In Transport, Cheshire Community Foundation and others.
About Fly By Nite Conferences Ltd
Fly By Nite’s specialised vehicles and dedicated drivers are trusted to deliver by some of the biggest names in the music, entertainment, corporate and exhibition industries. Their vast experience spans Europe from west to east, North Africa, Middle East and beyond, and they boast one of the largest fleets of Megacube trailers and 26-tonners in the business. Fly By Nite’s services and expertise span touring, events, theatre, and orchestral, and with UK storage facilities located at their headquarters in Redditch in the Midlands, their warehousing division offers individual cages for artist backline as well as a separate warehouse for larger items, such as sets, props, staging and carts. Fly by Nite are able to produce ATA Carnets for clients’ productions, and having been on the road for over 35 years, they have the knowledge to give their end users peace of mind.
