PM Rees & Sons tanked up with Stralis Hi-Roads 28 February 2014

Tanker operator PM Rees & Sons has taken delivery of three Stralis Hi-Road AT440S46TX/P high-roof tractor units – the Barry-based firm's first Iveco heavy trucks.

Supplied by Glenside Commercials, the Stralis Hi-Road tractors will operate at up to 44 tonnes with a mix of chemical tanker trailers, as well as with skeletal trailers carrying either tank containers or regular ISO containers for general haulage.

Each Stralis is powered by an EEV-rated FPT Industrial 10.3-litre Cursor 10 engine, which is capable of producing up to 460bhp between 1,550 and 2,100 rpm, plus 2,100Nm of torque between 1,050 and 1,550 rpm, driven through a EuroTronic automated transmission.

The decision was made after Peter Rees, managing director, saw the Iveco trucks at last year's Commercial Vehicle Show.

"We visited the Iveco stand and we liked what we saw," he says. "We're looking forward to putting the new Ivecos through their paces and seeing how they perform."

Expected to cover up to 125,000km in their first year, the Iveco trio will remain on the fleet for four years and have each been built to full ADR-specifications.

Author
Laura Cork

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