Somerset-based refrigerated transport company Peter Green Chilled has put 15 Volvo FH tractor units into service at its Evercreech distribution centre.
The Globetrotter XL-cabbed FHs were specified with Volvo's Euro-5 D13C-500 engine, VEB engine brake and I-Shift automated gearbox with I-See fuel-saving, topography-reading software. They also feature the Dynafleet telematics system.
Supplied by Truck and Bus Wales & West on a Volvo Gold contract, the 15-truck order follows the successful fuel performance of five 'classic' Volvo FHs that went into service in 2011. These were the first Volvos to join Peter Green's 60-plus vehicle fleet for 25 years.
The new FHs are reported to be achieving 0.5 mpg better fuel economy than their predecessors, and Peter Green Chilled's company trainer Derek Chant says he expects fuel economy to improve further as the latest trucks accumulate more mileage. The new FHs will each cover around 160,000km annually.
