Don’t just do it, B&Q it with MAN 10 tonners07 May 2010

B&Q, has switched part of its Home Delivery fleet to a 10 tonne operation running on 19 new MAN TGL 10.180 4x2BLs – a first for MANs at the home improvement giant.

James Prest, home delivery regional contract manager at B&Q, explains that 10 tonnes gvw rigids mark a significant departure from the firm's traditional choice of light vans or 18 tonners.

"With our product portfolio continuing to expand," he says, "and with an ever-increasing customer base, a versatile transport solution was required for urban and rural deliveries. The smaller 10 tonne chassis still provides us with an excellent payload. However, it's a much smaller, more manoeuvrable, less obtrusive truck."

Prest says it's all about putting together a more flexible approach to distribution. "For us, MAN was the best option. The whole-life cost package, and MAN's willingness to find the right specification was key. The TGL now gives us single-vehicle access to more locations, and that allows us to double-run."

And he adds: "Fuel economy from MAN's Euro 5 EGR [exhaust gas recirculation] engine looks to be very good, so why add the cost and inconvenience of AdBlue? Also, these trucks are running out of depots where AdBlue just isn't available."

Author
Brian Tinham

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