Henderson provides food to a range of customers in the hospitality sector, including hotels and restaurants, healthcare, schools and fast food chains.
Supplied by Diamond Trucks, the new vehicles comprise four 26-tonne Renault Trucks D Wide 6x2s and fourteen 18 tonne D 4x2s, all with refrigerated box bodies by Lifford Coachworks, equipped with chill and frozen dual compartment and tail lift.
Gavin Hamill, logistics manager at Henderson Foodservice says: “The first two Renault trucks have already gone on the road, and they look great, both wrapped in the bright blue livery of Northern Ireland’s biggest coffee brand, Barista Bar, available in Spar, Eurospar, Vivo and Vivoxtra stores.”
The rest of the vehicles, which are rolling out over the next few months, are Henderson Foodservice branded.
The D26 Wide 280s are powered by Renault Trucks’ eight litre DTi engine, with maximum power of 206 kW at 2100rpm, and maximum torque of 1050Nm from 950rpm to 1,600rpm. Behind this is an Optidriver AT 2412F 12-speed gearbox with automatic clutch, and gearshifting strategy optimised for Fuel Eco.
“Fuel economy is something we always keep a close eye on, especially in the current climate with rising oil costs, and there’s a lot of urban driving around the city as well as rural, so it’s mix and match, but they’re performing well,” he added.
Henderson has opted for a repair and maintenance contract over seven years with local Renault Trucks dealer, Diamond Trucks in Mallusk.
“By year end, 70% of our fleet will be Renault Trucks,” Hamill concluded.