Fuel bonus from T Barry’s New Actros tractors 29 July 2013

After buying its first New Actros tractor units, from Mercedes-Benz, the vehicles are already boosting fuel efficiency fror Gloucestershire bulk haulier T Barry.

Leading the way is the operator's 510bhp New Actros 2551 flagship. Within 10 weeks of entering service it was returning 6.97mpg, compared to a fleet average of 6.4mpg.

T Barry's second New Actros, a 2542 truck, with the 420bhpversion of the straight-six engine, arrived six weeks behind the first. It is now averaging 6.91mpg.

"Bulk haulage will never be the most fuel-efficient of applications, so a saving of half a mile per gallon is worth a great deal," states managing director Bob Barry.

"In fact, it equates to about £4,600 a year for a single vehicle. Multiply that by the 20 tractors on our fleet and you're talking about £92,000. That sort of figure can make all the difference to our bottom line."

Both trucks have been fitted with 2.3m-wide StreamSpace cabs and were supplied by Rygor's Swindon branch, which has also just supplied T Barry with a pair of 440bhp 2254 Mercedes-Benz long-distance tractors.

The company operates a couple of eight-wheeled rigids alongside its tractor units, and provides regular work for owner-drivers. In addition to its bulk tipping fleet, it runs a general haulage operation, using curtainsider trailers and a quartet of spot-hired 6x2 tractors, three of them Mercedes-Benz Axors.

Author
John Challen

Related Companies
Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd
Rygor Commercials Ltd

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