Massey Wilcox adds sparkle with anniversary Actros 21 October 2014

West country haulier Massey Wilcox has taken delivery of its seventh Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz new Actros – with striking diamond livery on its StreamSpace cab to mark the firm's 60th anniversary.

The latest new Actros 2545 was specified with Mercedes' straight-six 450bhp engine mated to a PowerShift 3 automated gearbox.

It also has personalised plates – Y60 MWT – and, like the rest of the fleet, has been equipped with Daimler's FleetBoard telematics system.

"Our Mercedes-Benz trucks are very reliable and always command high resale values," comments managing director Robert Wilcox.

"They're also impressively fuel-efficient – what's really pleased me is that the Euro 6 units are currently averaging 9.13 mpg, which puts them slightly ahead of the Euro 5s."

Instead of its familiar red colour scheme, the latest arrival was given 32 coats of silver metal flake paintwork by Haydon Autospray, which also sprayed the company's name and anniversary logo, and finishing lacquer.

The diamond image was applied by Adam Haden Airbrushad.

All but one of Massey Wilcox's trucks are Mercedes-Benz, and, like the others, the latest tractor was acquired under a seven-year Mercedes-Benz R&M contract.

It was supplied by Rygor – Britain's biggest Mercedes-Benz Dealer – which runs the five-bay workshop on Massey Wilcox's headquarters site at Chilcompton, between Bristol and Bath.

"Rygor took on the Mercedes-Benz franchise for this area in 2009 and as a dealer partner is both obliging and proactive in all sorts of ways," comments Wilcox.

"The workshop team here at Chilcompton provide a terrific service – the fact that they can inspect and maintain our trucks and trailers during the evenings and on Saturday mornings helps us to keep downtime to a minimum."

Massey Wilcox bought its first Mercedes-Benz truck in 1975. It contracted out responsibility for the staffing and operation of its main workshop at Chilcompton in 1998, since when all new trucks – with a single exception – have been Mercedes.

Author
Brian Tinham

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