Thompsons delivers its 1,000th tipper body to LC Vehicle Hire06 October 2011

Thompsons has just delivered its 1,000th body to truck rental firm LC Vehicle Hire in less than a decade.

The Leeds-based company takes more than 100 tipper bodies from Thompsons every year, with Thompsons also supplying specialist equipment including Hyva hookloaders, skiploaders and custom-built bodywork for highways applications.

"We choose Thompsons bodies primarily because they are well designed, well made, and suit the needs of our rental customers perfectly," comments Chris Miller, managing director of LC Vehicle Hire.

"Rental is not a gentle industry, as far as trucks are concerned, and with tippers this is even less so. We find that Thompsons bodies are durable, robust, safe and easy to use – and therefore cost very little in upkeep and maintenance," he adds.

Bodywork supplied to LC covers the entire range, from dropside tippers for 7.5 tonners right through to sophisticated crane-fitted tipper grabs on maximum weight eight-wheelers.

"Aside from their proven reliability, Thompsons bodies give us one very real business advantage," states LC sales director Paul Bumford. "And that is, when we come to sell our trucks, a chassis with a Thompsons body always commands the best possible residual value.

"As a result, our total cost of vehicle ownership is minimised, which in turn means that we can be as price competitive as possible to our customers."

Author
Brian Tinham

Related Companies
MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd
Thompsons Group

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