Max Faktor

The Goldhofer Faktor 5 allows heavy haulage operator Allelys to carry a payload of five times the girder frame trailer’s own weight. Here is the heavy mob in action

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In 2014, Warwickshire-based Allelys Group took delivery of a new girder frame trailer from Goldhofer – the Faktor 5, referring to the fact that it is capable of carrying a payload of five times its own weight.

Formed in 1959 by Maurice Allely, the Allelys Group originally transported livestock but diversified and grew into a leading heavy lift transportation and installation services provider.

For many years the firm has been associated with the road transport of trains and rolling stock, using its fleet of specially designed trailers. However, the Goldhofer Faktor 5 has a rather different function.

It is the third girder frame operated by Allelys, all of them manufactured by Goldhofer at its factory in Memmingen, Germany. Girder frame trailers allow exceptionally heavy loads such as electrical generating equipment, cable reels and castings to be safely carried on public roads. The trailer will typically operate with payloads of 240-350 tonnes, although it has the capability to carry up to 500.

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