Bibby Distribution has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks – 22 Mercedes-Benz Antos 18-tonners, with curtainside bodies by Bevan Group.
The vehicles are all 238bhp Antos 1824 models, and form part of an order for 200 trucks, most of which are New Actros tractor units.
Bevan Group, a longstanding supplier to Bibby, built the 8.6m bodies and installed 1.5-tonne Dhollandia tail-lifts at its production facility in Halesowen.
As a no-cost option, as an additional safety feature, Bevan fitted flooring boards with a high-visibility yellow phenolic coating towards the rear of the body to guard against falls.
"We set the Bevan team a very tight delivery schedule for these latest vehicles and, true to form, they managed to achieve it," says Adam Purshall, Bibby's fleet manager. He adds that Bevan's customer focus and mobile back-up service was a key consideration.
The vehicles are in operation on a new, multi-million pound contract, delivering automotive parts to dealerships nationwide.
