The 26-tonne Stralis Hi-Street rigids have day cabs and are equipped with Andover Trailers low profile plant bodies with beavertails, and seven of them have been converted to four-axle 8x2 rigids.
Delivered by dealer Hendy Van & Truck, all 11 trucks are supplied with an eight-year Iveco Elements R&M contract and financed through Iveco Capital.
The 3.5-tonne Daily chassis cabs are mounted with plant bodies built by Brit-Tipp.
CBL depot manager Kevin Clark says Iveco seemed “perfectly suited” for the operation, in terms of payload, driveline and manoeuvrability, adding: “This opinion was reinforced after running our first Iveco out of the Maidstone branch.
“The Stralis quite literally delivered on all fronts and we received excellent feedback from our drivers.”
The Stralis rigids are all powered by Cursor engines featuring Iveco’s Hi-SCR technology and the seven converted 8x2 rigids have been specified with a 420bhp Cursor 11 engine. “We asked for a powerful engine, and Hendy delivered,” says Clark.
He adds that Hi-SCR is a big advantage: “It keeps unladen weight down, and means our drivers don’t need to push any buttons or make unscheduled stops to regenerate the diesel particulate filter.”
CBL’s four Daily Hi-Matic chassis cabs have an eight-speed automatic gearbox and are powered by 3-litre Iveco diesel engines, producing up to 146bhp between 3,000 and 3,500 rpm, with up to 350 Nm of torque between 1,500 and 2,600 rpm.
The 15 new arrivals will work across CBL’s sites in Bridgend, Bristol, Crawley, Maidstone, Newbury, Saltash and Southampton.