Run Double Trailers?

If you run double or triple trailers in your fleet, you have an even greater need to implement strategies that keep drivers happy, productive and safe.

Converter dollies are an often overlooked source for improvement. One of our large fleet customers cites a 25% reduction in workman comp claims after 12 months into a Silver Eagle dolly renewal program. Here are some proven concepts you can implement in your operations...

Opportunities

• Reduce time and effort to couple trailers
• Reduce the "hassles" and injuries in handling
• Increase performance and productivity
• Help keep uniforms/clothing clean

Solutions

“Drivers love 'em....and your mom could move this dolly around the yard.”

- Dan Umphress
FedEx Freight Systems

Wide single tires. By far, the single most effective dolly productivity improvement is using a wide single tire such as the Michelin X-One. Fleets that have tested this configuration see a dramatic reduction in the effort required to handle the dolly, and once they have them drivers won't give them back.

Please send me the video showing the remarkable improvements this change can make.

You lose 230 lbs/axle, too.

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“The drivers love their balance and ease of handling.”

- Silver Eagle

LTL Customer

Superior balance. Silver Eagle's VA dolly has drawbar weight and counter-balance engineered so people can lift the drawbar and move the dolly with relative ease. The dolly can be readily tilted to its rear frame for storage and maintenance. Can your dolly do this?

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“We have a mixed batch of dollies and the Silver Eagles are the ones drivers take first.”

- Larry Schultz
Motor Cargo, Inc.

Easier Fifth Wheel Capture and Release. - The Eagle VA has a wide opening and a jaw window that allow easier capture and verification of a positive lock. No false coupling here, and the driver stays out from underneath the trailer. A center pull release handle lets the driver remain upright and requires 60% less pull. The result is less strain, fewer injuries and cleaner uniforms.

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STARt Now

Launch a converter dolly program that focuses on improving driver retention, satisfaction and safety. Call Silver Eagle Manufacturing - we are the largest provider in North America, and want to help you achieve an operational advantage in your double and triple trailer fleet.

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