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Innovative Volvo sweeper enters service at Brooking Hire

A Volvo FM road sweeper, equipped with a Globetrotter cab and a host of driver amenities, has entered service with Brooking Hire.
Dubbed the Grim Sweeper by the Totnes, Devon-based operator, the Volvo FM truck features Johnson VT800 bodywork, and will spend most of the rest of 2012 working at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose, near Helston in Cornwall. Powered by the 11-litre diesel engine rated at 330bhp and driving through Volvo's two-pedal I-Shift automated gearbox, the truck also boasts a Kelsa Top-Bar with six spot lights, a Kelsa Lo-Bar, roof-mounted air horns and stainless steel mirror guards. "The Volvo FM and Johnson VT800 complement each other perfectly and offer a superb combination of good looks and functionality," comments company owner Martin Brooking. "The Volvo FM is the ideal chassis on which to mount the Johnson superstructure and the FM Globetrotter cab is the next best thing to the driver's home during the week," he continues. "Our intention is to add two more units to the fleet within the next 12 to 18-months," he adds. Supplied by Truck and Bus Wales & West, the new sweeper will be supported by Volvo service dealers throughout the south west.

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