Tautliner and curtainsider are used as generic names for curtain sided trucks/trailers. Tautliner is the trade name of commercial vehicles built by Boalloy of Congleton, Cheshire, England. The curtains are permanently fixed to a runner at the top and detachable rails/poles at front and rear, allowing the curtains to be drawn open and forklifts used all along the sides for easy and efficient loading and unloading.
Tautliner and curtainsider denote curtain-sided trucks/trailers. Tautliner is a brand name of commercial vehicles manufactured by Boalloy in Congleton, Cheshire, England. The curtains are attached at the top with detachable rails/poles at the front and rear, facilitating easy loading and unloading using forklifts along all sides.