Oakfield Plant and Transport returns to Iveco for tipper 12 September 2012

Nottinghamshire-based construction services firm Oakfield Plant and Transport has added a second Iveco Trakker 8x4 on/off-road rigid to its fleet of 10 trucks, just nine months after purchasing its first ever Iveco.

The Trakker AD340T41, supplied by Sherwood Truck & Van, has been fitted with a Thompson all-steel Loadmaster Lite tipper body and will be used for transporting aggregates and recycling, as well as muck-shifting across the Midlands.

Plated at 32 tonnes, Oakfield's latest Trakker is powered by FPT's 12.8-litre EEV-rated Cursor 13 engine, which is capable of producing up to 410bhp between 1,515 and 1,900rpm.

"We were in the market for a new 32-tonne tipper last year and we looked at a number of different options. We'd not had an Iveco before, but the Trakker's specification ticked all of the right boxes and the price from Sherwood was competitive" explains Alex Bausor, plant manager at Oakfield Plant and Transport.

"Based on this first Trakker's performance we were happy to consider another one – and Sherwood honoured the same attractive package," he continues.

"Plus we've added a telematics system on this vehicle, allowing us to monitor fuel performance closely," he adds.

The vehicle is expected to remain on fleet for five years, covering 60,000 km a year.

It will be used primarily for daytime work, up to six days a week, and joins a mixed fleet including trucks from three other rival brands.

Author
John Challen

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