The new vehicles, in the form of standard wheelbase TGE 3.140 vans, are manned by Marshall Fleet Solutions service engineers and will operate around the clock, seven days a week, delivering customers across the UK an unrivalled level of routine maintenance, installation services, repair and breakdown assistance, and parts support.
All 59 vehicles are 3.5-tonne front wheel drive models fitted with MAN TGE’s much-acclaimed 140 hp (103 kW) 4-cylinder BiTurbo EU6d diesel engines. Fitted transversely into the robust TGE chassis, these cutting-edge engines will deliver outstanding efficiency, high performance and long service life, together with impressively low consumption and exceptional reliability.
Simon Nash, head of fleet and supplier management at Marshall Fleet Solutions, said: “The first of our new TGE’s went on the road in January and we instantly received outstanding feedback from the service engineers. Our engineering team spend their days in their vehicles, so it is important to provide them with a safe, secure and comfortable working environment.”
“To support our customers and offer them an industry-leading level of service, our vehicles need to be ready to move at all times of the day. Being sign written and highly noticeable, they also need to convey a professional image as they represent the company,” added Nash.
Being the UK’s leading distributor and installer of Thermo King and Frigoblock refrigerated transport systems, Marshall can supply and support refrigeration systems suitable for vans, trucks and trailers of different sizes, configurations, and ages.
Their product range is tailored to suit individual customer requirements and ensure a sustainable solution and covers refrigeration units that run on hydrocarbon/biofuel, hybrid and electricity, as well as traditional diesel engines.
Marshall Fleet Solutions Titan provides solar power for the refrigeration system. Solar panels on the vehicle roof harvest solar energy which provides the electrical power to operate the refrigeration unit through inverter technology and batteries. The system enables zero-emission operation of the refrigeration unit across a full range of vehicles from vans to trailers. Current trailer systems in operation are proving to be self-sufficient using only solar power for up to 9 months of the year.
Moreover, their Thermo King engine-powered units are fully compatible with HVO fuel, and some come with Bluetooth BlueBox communication telematics systems that allow customers to remotely communicate with their refrigeration units.
