Drinks distributor Tolchards has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicle, a 15-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Supplied by dealer City West Commercials, the Newton Abbot-based operator's latest addition is an Atego 1518 with S ClassicSpace cab.
It is powered by a 177bhp four-cylinder engine, driving through a standard-fit PowerShift 3 automated transmission. The concertina-style curtainsider body is by Burnell & Son, of Bristol.
The 15-tonner lines up alongside a 13-tonne Atego, which was also purchased new four years ago, along with four more trucks acquired secondhand.
"We've been really pleased with our first Atego," says Tony Perkins, Tolchards' Newton Abbott depot manager. "It's not let us down once over the last four years."
The Euro 6 addition is already delivering impressive fuel performance, adds Perkins, particularly on the longer runs.
