150-tonne gcw FH16-750 heavy truck is first in UK 08 May 2012

The first FH16-750 to be ordered in the UK and Ireland has entered service with Leicestershire based AR Demolition.

Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia at Bardon, the truck's specification includes a 150 tonne STGO Cat3 plate and the full suite of Volvo cab accessories, including leather upholstery.

AR Demolition's owners Andrew Thompson and Richard Dolman have also kitted the FH16-750 with extra working lights mounted on the cab roof at the rear, together with a LED flashing beacon bar.

Configuration is 6x4 double-drive with hub reduction axles and heavy duty drive axle bogie suspension. The I-Shift automatic transmission was also specified.

Heavy haulage driver Andy Brown says he wouldn't go back to a manual gearbox. He describes the 3,550Nm of torque provided by the Volvo truck's D16G 16-litre engine as making light work of the heavy machinery he delivers – even when fully laden and on gradients.

The FH16-750 has been coupled to a new Nooteboom low-loader trailer, which is equipped with four axles, two of which are steered to aid manoeuvrability on and off site.

Author
John Challen

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