Plant hire firm builds fleet with 26-tonne Antos22 December 2014

Apex Plant has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 truck, a Mercedes-Benz 26-tonne Antos 2532L with a beavertail body.

Supplied by dealer Midlands Truck & Van, the Leicester-based operator's latest addition has an M ClassicSpace cab and lifting rear axle, and is powered by a 320bhp straight-six engine which drives through an eight-speed PowerShift 3 automated transmission.

Its low-profile, heavy-duty steel body was built by Shawtrack Services of Mansfield.

Apex Plant was established in 2007 and Mercedes' willingness to help at the outset has been rewarded with an exclusively Mercedes fleet ever since.

"Six months after launching the business we decided to purchase our first truck… Mercedes-Benz was by far the most accommodating [of all the manufacturers]," says Apex managing director David Marriott.

"Despite the fact that we had a serious lack of trading history behind us, it was willing to take a gamble and extend credit facilities at a time when we really needed them. We've never forgotten the faith that Mercedes-Benz showed back in 2007, so have remained loyal to the brand ever since."

The business has 450 items of rental plant equipment. The Antos lines up with three tractors, two Atego rigids and two vans, a Sprinter and a Vito.

"Despite still being very new, in terms of fuel returns the Antos is proving every bit as economical to run as we were promised," adds Marriott.

Author
Laura Cork

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