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Lomas Distribution ordered 70 Volvo tractors and tippers from Hartshorne Group
The 3.9m wheelbase , ADR specification trucks were specified with the 13 litre , DK13 engine rated at 460 hp , I-Shift gearbox ( with Long Haul fuel and economy software ) and Volvo Engine Brake + , delivering up to 375 Kw of retardation . They are also fitted with upgraded communications , a forward facing and side view camera system and additional driver comfort options . Maintenance is carried out overnight and at weekends by Thomas Hardie Commercials on a Volvo R & M contract . In a move which consolidates its policy of operating trucks no more than three years old , Derbyshire-based haulier Lomas Distribution has ordered 70 new high specification Volvo tractor units and tippers from the Hartshorne Group . This order sees all of the tractor units specified with the Globetrotter XL cab , IShift gearbox and Long Haul fuel economy software . The order includes 38 FH-540 tractors equipped with linefitted lightweight pusher-axle with an additional 6 FH-540 standard pusher-axle units and 6 FH-540 tag-axle tractors . The flagship of the order is a 120 tonne GCW , FH16-750 6x4 heavy-haulage tractor unit for Lomas ’ s new heavy haulage lowloader operations . The FH16-750 is fitted with the latest I-Shift with crawler gears , for heavy load , high-torque manoeuvres . The order includes a number of FM-460 8x4 tippers . The sleeper
cabbed eight-wheelers are also equipped with I-Shift transmissions . These latest additions to the Lomas Distribution fleet will all be fitted with the latest Step C Euro-6 engine , and the arrival of the new trucks will see the Euro-6 compliant content of the 250 strong Lomas fleet move to 50 percent confirming the company ’ s drive and commitment to reducing emissions and improving the environment . Capital equipment , including trucks and trailers , are purchased outright , said Lomas Distribution management director Richard Lomas . “ Reducing the average age of the fleet to three years , has been helped along by selling and disposing of some of our older equipment through auction . Achieving this age profile is one of the ways to ensure we continue to deliver the most reliable and efficient service to our customers ,” he explained . The majority of the new Volvos are direct replacements , with some additions . Deliveries start this summer and are scheduled throughout the rest of the 2016 . The company is also extending its age restriction policy to its fleet of trailers , unlike the trucks the trailers ‘ in-service life ’ will be reduced to five years . To facilitate that policy the company has invested in several new Fruehauf and Feldbinder trailers . A further addition to the fleet is the purchase of a new Faymonville 4-axle low-loader , plated for use up to 120 tonnes under the STGO category . Lomas Distribution serves the chemical and construction industries across the UK . The company specialises in the transport of bulk powder and aggregates , but is growing its presence in a number of other areas , notably recycling and industrial cleaning . As part of its growing recycling fleet , the company operates 13 walking floor semi-trailers , carrying waste for use in the creation of energy , and five semi-trailers fitted with high power DISAB Centurion Vac loader tanks including one powered by a Volvo-Penta unit . The new trucks , which are covered by Volvo ’ s Uptime Assurance , will be maintained under a three year Volvo Gold R & M contract by Hartshorne Group technicians working on-site at Lomas Distribution ’ s purpose-built workshop in Buxton , Derbyshire . Facilities there include an ATF that is open for testing four days a week as well as a full-height , enclosed truck wash .
Hoyer wins fuel supply contract
Hoyer has taken over the task of delivering to more than 200 Total service stations in West and North Germany . The Hamburg company has already supplied Total fuels to stations in Bremen and in the Ruhr district and Emsland region since February . Total operates Germany ’ s third biggest service station network , with nearly 1,200 stations throughout the Federal Republic . The contract for deliveries in the northwest includes fuel scheduling and stock management . Hoyer is investing more than € 3 million in its own truck equipment in the context of Total ’ s logistics tender . Stefan Küfner , central logistics director for Total Deutschland , said : “ We are very satisfied with the smooth takeover of the supply by Hoyer , and expect to achieve a further increase in our safety standard in the logistics chain .” Volker Schmitz , managing director of the Hoyer Mineralöl-Logistik GmbH , was also pleased . “ The collaboration strengthens our market position as a service station supplier and partner for the petroleum industry , and also creates 45 new jobs .”
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