A long-term relationship with his local dealer and "almost perfect reliability" of Volvo eight-wheelers in his fleet convinced Nick Elliott, managing director of Elliotts (Cheltenham), to buy two new FM 8x4 tippers.
Supplied by Truck and Bus Wales & West, the two chassis cabs are powered by Volvo's 11-litre engine rated at 410bhp and mated to the I-Shift transmission.
Wilcox bodywork and Edbro single ram, front-mounted DX-16 tipping gear complete the specification.
"The two new Volvos will be employed hauling sand and gravel," explains Elliott.
"For this reason we were able to specify a Wilcolite heavy-duty alloy body and were delighted to discover that the vehicles provide us with a payload of 20.5-tonnes without needing to invest in light-weight aluminium wheels."
The tippers join a fleet of 18 trucks ranging in weight from 12-tonnes to 32-tonnes gross.
