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Two leading local transporters already run the Netcap trailer, using the rugged nylon curtain for branding purposes.

Eddie Kearney, managing director of the Payloader Group of Companies (a.k.a. Kearney's Truck and Trailer), has a passion for innovative load protection technologies and some nine years ago, produced a Load Protection System (LPS) for the steel coil transport industry. Using mild steel supports & steel roller wheels, the LPS was rapidly adopted by hauliers to secure an array of cargo from palletised goods to ISO containers and board products.

The latest milestone in LPS technology posted by Kearney is the 'Payloader' 2006 Netcap LPS trailer, "a state-of-the-art, typical European design trailer with a RW TUV (the European equivalent of SABS) approved LPS System, imported from Netcap in Holland," explains Charles Lovell, Kearney's Truck and Trailer group marketing manager. "The tri-axle semi-trailer has a Domex deck, aluminium frame and rails covered with a unique sliding curtain design. The trailer also has sliding adjustable aluminium lashing rails capable of restraining vertical loads of up to 4200kg."

The curtain covers both the roof and sides of the trailer and can be removed by a single person in a matter of minutes, making it ideal for both forklift (side) and crane (top) loading/offloading, says Lovell. "We manufacture the 1000gram curtain locally. It's extremely durable and coupled with the super-strong adjustable lashing system, allows us to deliver a low-tare trailer with a superior load protection system."