Iveco and Haynes Trucks steel fleet order from Volvo07 May 2010

Iveco and its Kent-based dealer, Haynes Trucks, have won a deal with steel stockholder John Parker & Sons to replace its 32-strong fleet of 18 tonne rigids with new Stralis Active Day multi-drop distribution vehicles.

Norma Reay, operations manager at John Parker & Sons, explains that key to winning the order was the business relationship developed between his firm and Haynes Trucks, which has been running an all-makes servicing facility at its head office in Canterbury for the past 11 years.

"We are a busy company and this in turn makes us very demanding of both our fleet and our suppliers," comments Reay. "The quality of service from Haynes Trucks since they took over our vehicle maintenance played a large part in our decision to replace our eight-year-old Volvo rigid fleet with Iveco Stralis."

He says that the trucks (all Stralis AD190S31/P 4x2 rigids) are being fitted with bespoke dropside bodies to cope with the demands of making multi-drop steel deliveries. His goal is at least six years on the fleet, covering 12,000 miles a year, delivering steel to customers across the South of England.

Each vehicle is powered by a 7.8-litre Cursor 8 engine, developing up to 310 hp between 1,675 and 2,400 rev/min and up to 1,300 Nm of torque between 1,200 and 1,675 rev/min. All meet EEV (enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle) standards – effectively a stepping stone between Euro 5 and Euro 6, for lower emissions other than NOx.

Beyond that, these are the first rigids in John Parker & Sons fleet to get EuroTronic automated transmissions – standard on Stralis vehicles. They also get on-board tracking, hands-free phones and mobile data terminals for electronic delivery recording.

Says Reay: "Changing all of our rigid vehicles to Stralis will allow us to standardise our fleet as much as possible. We will also be allocating each driver their own vehicle, which helps to embed a sense of pride in keeping the trucks clean and damage-free."

Author
Brian Tinham

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