The IVECO S-Way 6x2 6.7m chassis (AS260S42Y/PS) is fitted with a 7.9m curtain sided body and is powered by the Cursor 414bhp diesel and tows a three-axle curtainsided trailer. The unit is fitted with a VBG coupling which enables the driver to detach the trailer to access the most difficult to reach farms.
The S-Way drawbar unit is said to cover around 120,000km annually and provides 28-tonnes of payload, while a rear-steer third axle further adds to the rigid’s manoeuvrability.
Harbro has also specified both 6x2 Iveco S-Way mid-lift tractor units with Cursor 13 570hp diesel, which generates maximum power between 1,605 –1,900rpm.
One truck tows a three-axle bulk blower trailer with electric rear wheel steer while the other tractor unit will tow a three-axle tipper or curtainsided trailer. The IVECO S-Way is also specified with leather upholstery, alloy wheels, air horns and LED light bars.
Both trucks have been supplied on a three-year full repair and maintenance contract by AM Phillip Trucktech in Forfar with each truck covering around 350,000km during that time.
Harbro’s head of logistics Billy McTavish said: “The tractor units travel the length and breadth of Scotland and the drivers have been impressed at the power and flexibility of the 562bhp engine which is returning a very reasonable 7.6mpg. Having that amount of power on tap certainly helps tackle all terrains and with air suspension and the comfort of the IVECO S-Way cabin drivers are well set for their week-long shift behind the wheel.”
Harbro runs 50 trucks out of its Aberdeenshire headquarters, which includes a mixed fleet of tractor units, rigids and 7.2 tonne curtainsiders that are said to deliver animal feed to over 8,000 farms and smallholdings from the north of England to the Scottish islands.
It also owns a network of 21 retail country stores stretching from the borders to the Shetlands. The trucks make palleted deliveries to the stores and then back load raw materials to feed Harbro’s manufacturing facilities said to produce 270,000 tonnes of livestock feed each year.
