M8 Recovery’s FH is smarter than the average bear21 June 2011

Alec McManus of Glasgow-based M8 Recovery has added another Volvo wrecker to his fleet – a Boniface Engineering Trident with specialist recovery bodywork for pulling stricken trucks and buses.

McManus runs a mixed fleet of nearly 40 recovery vehicles and this latest £400,000 monster – liveried as Yogi Bear – packs a 50 tonne crane-lift and a 150-tonne train weight.

"The Volvo is bulletproof," comments McManus, adding, "I'd have an all-Volvo operation if I could, but I need to run a mixed fleet to satisfy the variety of contracts I have."

The roll call of M8 Recovery's PSV contracts are straight from the top flight of local and national names in bus and coach circles, including Stagecoach, First Bus, Arriva and Parks of Hamilton.

McManus runs a 'one-man, one-truck' policy at M8 Recovery and the new 13-litre Volvo FH is driven by Paul O'Neill. The Globetrotter XL spec cab and a manual gearbox make it "perfect for the job", according to O'Neill.

Already running two Volvo FMs and another FH, McManus is about to place a further order for another FH from Volvo Truck & Bus Centre North and Scotland, Cardonald.

Author
Brian Tinham

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