Secured Mail effusive over exceptional 7.5 tonners 15 February 2011

Liverpool-based independent mail company Secured Mail has taken delivery of five new Fuso Canter 7.5-tonne trucks.

The Canter 7C18 Canters represent a new class of vehicle for Secured Mail, which already runs 20 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans as well as six other 7.5-tonne trucks.

Secured Mail service engineer Paul Bowers reckons the Canter offers the best of both worlds – with a footprint not much larger than a Sprinter but light and rugged enough to give it "unmatched" payload capacity in the 7.5-tonne category.

"We needed vehicles that were not too large and cumbersome, but still offered a competitive payload," he explains – adding that the Canters were fitted with box bodies by Ken Rosebury, of Oldham, as well as DEL 1.0-tonne tail-lifts.

"Yet we're still able comfortably to carry 3.5 tonnes on each of these vehicles, which is quite outstanding," comments Bowers. "The Canter ticks all of our boxes while Road Range [the dealer] have been helpful and professional, and the contract hire rates from Mercedes-Benz CharterWay are extremely competitive."

What's more they're clean – powered by Euro 5 engines that also meet the voluntary EEV (enhanced environmentally-friendly vehicle) standard.

Author
Brian Tinham

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