Aggregate haulier tips new Iveco Trakker11 October 2013

Aggregate and waste material haulier TJ Transport has taken delivery of an Iveco eight-wheeler Trakker rigid tipper, one of the first in operation in the UK after its launch at the CV Show earlier this year.

The Trakker Hi-Land 8x4 features a low-roof sleeper cab and is designed for drivers accessing construction sites, landfills and similar off-road locations.

The new vehicle is supplied by dealer Hendy Van & Truck with an Iveco Elements repair and maintenance contract. It will operate five and a half days per week, with some double shifts. The tipper is expected to clock up 100,000 km per annum and will be kept in service for at least five years.

Powered by an EEV-rated 12.88-litre FPT Industrial Cursor 13 engine, this can produce up to 410 hp and features a fixed-geometry turbo and waste-gate valve.

John Gosling, managing director of TJ Transport, shortlisted five manufacturers before choosing Iveco: "Primarily we needed a tipper that is robust and can easily deal with the demanding nature of our operation, much of which is aggregate delivery and muck away services from construction sites," he says. "We were very impressed with what Iveco had to offer in terms of product and service back-up and look forward to seeing how the new vehicle performs on and off the road."

To minimise brake pad and disc wear, the Trakker uses a third generation intarder in combination with the engine brake (295 kW at 2,400 rev/min), which includes a combined action of the decompression valve and the butterfly valve on exhaust manifold.

TJ Transport has specified Iveco's EuroTronic automated transmission, which features a gear selector built into the steering column stalk for driving ease.

The truck is the first eight-wheel tipper to join TJ Transport's 80-strong fleet which includes rigid tippers, some with crane-mounted bulk material grabs, and tractor units with a mix of tipper and roll-on, roll-off trailers for large scale waste disposal.

Author
Laura Cork

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