David Fox Transport welcomes first MAN EGR trucks 15 September 2011

For the first time, David Fox Transport has introduced MAN trucks into its mixed haulage fleet, with two TGX 26.440BLS 6x2 midlift 'Lite' tractors with XLX cabs.

The company is also using EGR [exhaust gas recirculation] engine technology for the first time, allowing it the freedom to operate without what it sees as the costs and complexities of AdBlue.

"Our workshop manager Charles Dryden and I did a lot of homework before introducing a new truck into the fleet," comments managing director, Richard Fox, "and we were very keen to try EGR technology, following some problems with AdBlue systems elsewhere in the fleet."

Fox says he had noticed that the MAN brand is "becoming an increasingly common sight on the road", and says he had also heard good reports from other operators.

While he now says it is too early to comment on fuel savings, he does concede that "early indications are very encouraging".

He also says he envisages additional fuel savings, as a result of MAN's new air management control (AMC) system from CVT, which allows the driver to electronically adjust the height of the cab's roof-mounted air deflector to match the trailer height, using a switch positioned behind the cab. In trials, fuel consumption has been reduced by up to 4%.

Author
John Challen

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