Tesco orders new Iveco trucks for urban store fleet 08 May 2012

Tesco has added its first Iveco trucks to the fleet – purchasing 20 Eurocargo 18-tonners. The move follows success with some 1,500 Iveco Daily light commercial vans operating with the company's home delivery arm, Tesco.com.

The new Eurocargo 180E25/P trucks increase the size of Tesco's rigid truck fleet to 280 vehicles, with the rigids being used almost exclusively for urban store deliveries.

Iveco's order comprises five Eurocargos for dry freight operation, each with Lawrence David curtainside bodies, as well as a further 15 identical chassis mounted with Solomon twin-compartment reefer bodies and Carrier Transicold Supra 850 MT (multi-temperature) refrigeration equipment. All 20 trucks have been equipped with Dhollandia low-noise tail-lifts to support quieter store deliveries.

"We selected the Eurocargo on the back of Iveco's excellent performance within our Tesco.com operation," explains Cliff Smith, Tesco's fleet engineering manager.
"On paper, the Eurocargo ticks all of the boxes for what we require from an 18 tonner, but we'll be gathering driver feedback and monitoring performance closely over the coming months," he adds.

For added safety, Tesco has specified all 20 vehicles with Sentinel radar reversing aids, which automatically apply the brakes for three seconds if the truck reverses too close to a potential hazard. If the obstacle moves away from the truck and no longer poses a danger, the system automatically resets itself.

Tesco has also added a nearside corner proximity sensor system, StepProtect, which notifies drivers if they approach blind-spot hazards, such as pedestrians or cyclists, along the front nearside of the vehicle.

An in-cab LED traffic light system, mounted on the A-pillar, alerts the driver when they are 1.5m, 0.8m and 0.5m from an obstacle, with an in-cab warning buzzer sounded at 0.5m.,
Supplied by Guests Truck & Van, the Iveco Eurocargo trucks are expected to remain in operation with Tesco for up to seven years.

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