Supplied by Luke Cook, area sales manager at Crossroads Truck and Bus, the new vehicles benefit from Volvo’s I-Save technology, which utilises turbo-compounding to reduce fuel consumption.
Stephen Newell, operations director at Newell & Wright Group, said: “Reducing environmental impact is our top priority and we have now placed clear targets to push for double figures in regard to the fuel consumption of our trucks.
“For older models from other manufacturers, those sorts of numbers are nothing more than a pipe dream. That’s not the case with these Volvos though. With the combined technology of the trucks and the superb driver training we received, in no time at all both of our new models were comfortably hitting that double figure target.”
The tractor units feature a Euro-6 compliant D13TC Step E engine, producing 460 hp and a peak torque of 2,600 Nm, which unlocks supreme fuel figures by making use of the available energy at every stage to deliver increased efficiency across the whole rpm range.
Further fuel gains are provided by Volvo’s I-Shift automated gearbox technology, which evaluates speed, weight, road grade and torque demand to time each gear shift. Volvo’s predictive cruise control system, I-See, and I-Cruise with I-Roll are also included as part of the I-Save package.
Safety is boosted through forward collision warning with advanced emergency braking and lane departure warning systems, while visibility is increased with electrically heated and operated main and wide-angle mirrors and headlamps, which automatically adjust to ambient light conditions.
The new trucks are expected to cover at least 160,000 km annually, working five days a week across the next seven years. The tractor units will work double shifts, with drivers conducting container deliveries around Sheffield and as far north as Newcastle during the day before switching to long distance operations at night across the UK.