MC Group reveals multi-million fleet upgrade for rental CVs 11 April 2013

A full £12 million has been invested by commercial vehicle dealer MC Group in the last quarter into its rental division, in terms of commercial vehicles for spot and contract hire.

The biggest order placed was for 100 new Volvo FH trucks. MC is already one of the few companies to offer Volvo on a spot hire basis, but will now be among the first to have Volvo's new star attraction.

"The FH is now at the forefront of truck innovation and driver acceptability, and is an excellent fit with our high quality rental fleet," comments MC group sales director Dave Hutchins.

"This investment is very important as interest and demand for the new FH has been widespread, and we believe we would be doing our customers a disservice if we were not acting to meet their needs as quickly as possible," he adds.

All of the new Volvo 6x2 tractor units are being equipped with an XL cab, 500bhp engine and Volvo's I-Shift gearbox.

As for the rest of its new trucks, MC is also buying more than 30 Volvo and Isuzu rigids. These range from 7.5- to 26-tonners and the new range includes curtainsiders, boxes and fridges, all with tail lifts.

"This carefully selected range is well known for key factors, such as reliability, driver acceptance and fuel efficiency," explains Hutchins.

Then on the LCV side – a new step for MC – vehicles in the line-up now include 4x4 pickups and panel vans, both dry and refrigerated.

Says Hutchins: "We identified a need for light commercial vehicles on short-term basis and while we were providing this on a long-term hire basis, it was not always the best solution for our customers.

"Our new fleet demonstrates the steps we have taken to rectify this," adds the MC man. "Things can change with the drop of a hat in our industry and this added diversity will allow us to offer much needed flexibility to our customers."

Author
John Challen

Related Companies
Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd
MC Group Ltd
Volvo Group UK Ltd

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