Supplied by dealer Bell Truck and Van, the North Gosforth-based haulier’s latest Actros delivery includes six 2545 BigSpace tractors with 449bhp straight-six engines and four 26-tonne 2532s with 320bhp engines.
The new trucks all feature PowerShift automated transmissions and have Mercedes’ Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) systems and FleetBoard telematics.
The rigids are all curtainsiders by Lawrence David and wear the colours of Murray Hogg’s customer Stelrad, which sells its radiators through building and plumbing merchants.
Ken Peet, Stelrad’s supply chain director, says: “Murray Hogg’s use of these new Euro 6 trucks fits in perfectly with our own environmental policy and ongoing drive to reduce our carbon footprint.
“As well as taking major strides in our manufacturing processes, additional environmental savings through our logistics operation will help us to make significant progress.”
Murray Hogg director Colin Hogg says his decision to buy his first Euro 6 vehicle last summer has been vindicated: “There were a lot of scare stories at the time about how Euro 6 would have an adverse effect on fuel consumption and reliability. We never believed the rumour-mongers though, and we’ve been proved right.
“The 14 Euro 6 Actros we’re now operating are averaging 9.48 mpg, which compares to the 9.39 mpg achieved by our Euro 5 trucks. Meanwhile, AdBlue consumption by the newer trucks is significantly lower.”
Murray Hogg has a 90-strong commercial vehicle fleet, including artics, rigids, vans and car transporters.