New Actros delivers fuel savings early for PW Gates Distribution 04 September 2012

PW Gates Distribution has reported fuel consumption returns comfortably ahead of the seven per cent improvement in miles per gallon it had hoped for, since introducing New Actros tractor units into its fleet.

The Hertfordshire-based operator, a member of the Pallet-Track network, added two New Actros 2545LS models, with BigSpace sleeper cabs and 450hp Euro 5 engines, to its 32-truck fleet – a mix of 44-tonne tractors and rigids, including a pair of 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axors.

PW Gates runs 11 trunks a night from its HQ in Welwyn Garden City – with its vehicles, most at the Pallet-Truck hub in Wolverhampton, pulling high-volume, double-deck trailers.

"The fleet average on this work is around 9mpg, and sometimes a little bit less," says development director Chris Lynch. "By contrast, our two New Actros are in the high nines." And he adds: "Whereas previously you'd have to put at least 50,000km on a truck before you started to see an improvement in fuel economy, these Mercedes are still only a couple of weeks old."

Supplied by Hatfield dealer S&B Commercials, each New Actros is the subject of a two-year Mercedes-Benz Financial Services contract hire agreement.

"It's a very good deal, competitively priced and with repair and maintenance tied up as well," comments Lynch. "This means we can budget with confidence, knowing there are no nasty surprises around the corner."

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Brian Tinham

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