Supplied by dealer Crossroads Truck and Bus, the operator’s new additions are an 18-tonne FL818 4x2 rigid, powered by a D8K 247bhp engine, and an FMX 8x4 powered by the D11K 405bhp engine. Both are fitted with Multi-lift equipment.
The demonstrator proved its worth, says director Mark Pritchard, with the driver commenting on the good turning circle.
“Some of the eight yard skips can have an unladen weight of nearly eight tonnes themselves, putting us very close to the maximum weight limit once laden,” adds Pritchard
“The lower weight in the Volvo FL chassis makes it much easier for us to stay compliant.”
The FMX has also been well received: “The driver liked it, feeling it didn’t labour as much pulling away as our other vehicles. When you’ve got a 25 yard skip full of soil on the back, you need the power at the right point, and that’s really rare to find.”
Ride height clinched the deal, says Stewart. “The Multi-lift sheeting system works very well on that vehicle, not standing proud of the roof of the cab.
“A lot of the others in the marketplace are very high, which isn’t suited to our work where you're going into building sites and manoeuvring under scaffolding. Again, it’s the right vehicle for the job.”