Euro 6 Volvo FH16-750 starts matrimonial bliss move 18 September 2014

Owner driver Mike Boyd and his partner Caroline Gardner brought their wedding plans forward when they saw the new Euro 6, FH16-750 tractor unit on the Volvo Trucks stand at Truckfest, Peterborough.

Originally, the wedding was planned for 2016 and was to feature a new Volvo FH16.

"When we saw the new FH16-750 at Truckfest, we were so impressed, we decided to order one there and then," says Boyd.

"We also brought the date of the wedding forward to this September, so we could have the new truck at the ceremony on Oldshoremoor Beach, Kinlochbervie," he continues.

"After the wedding, we also used it on a tour round the Highlands and Islands of Scotland on our honeymoon."

The new FH16-750 was specified with almost all the available options, including Durabrite wheels, adaptive cruise control (ACC) with emergency braking, bi-xenon headlamps, cornering lamps, Lane Change Support, the GPS-based I-See topography reading transmission software and the I-Shift automated gearbox.

It has also been fitted with I-Park Cool (integrated air conditioning), an Audio High top spec sound system.

The 4,100mm wheelbase Volvo was also specified to accommodate larger fuel tanks, which have been painted black.

The FH16-750, which was supplied by Thomas Hardie Commercials in Manchester, is Boyd's first new truck, and is being maintained by the dealer on a Gold contract that includes Volvo's Uptime Assurance.

Boyd's new Krone trailer is also being maintained on a contract package at the dealership.

Boyd has owned two Volvo FH16s, an F16 and an FH12-460 since becoming an owner driver. "I just love Volvo," he enthuses: "They have come on so much and are so reliable."

Asked why the FH16, he says: "The FH16-750 has fantastic torque. It's king of the hills. It's capable of demolishing big climbs on the continental runs. From what I've seen and experienced, it will make the gradients on the M62 look as flat as parts of Lincolnshire."

Author
Brian Tinham

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