Hendy Iveco sales travel to the skies

Date

July 03, 2008

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A new fleet of Iveco's from Hendy Van and Truck goes airside

Salesman Tony Pettifer from Hendy Iveco has completed a sale to Harmondsworth-based airfreight specialist Transtex who are taking delivery of six new vehicles.  Ranging from a Daily van right up to three 44-tonne Stralis tractors, with an 18-tonner Eurocargo and a 26-tonne Stralis also a part of the fleet sold.

Mark Savill, MD Transtex commented to roadtransport.com: "The new Iveco fleet will ensure we can continue to meet demand for our services, which has risen as a result of more of our customers' goods arriving in the UK by air.  The specialist bodywork mounted to the Eurocargo and Stralis rigids will also further improve health and safety standards as the pallets can be loaded directly from the aircraft onto our vehicles.  This also speeds up the processing time and enables goods to reach their destination even quicker.  One of the primary reasons for selecting Iveco for this latest fleet order was the strength of the engine line-up across each of the models, both in terms of overall performance and fuel economy.  The availability of Euro 5 engines in the Stralis also means we are saving an additional £500 per year per vehicle in Vehicle Excise Duty."

The vehicles will be driven by drivers with Level 4 security clearance and will regularly operate airside at Heathrow airport, collecting aircraft pallets for onward transportation to destinations across the UK.  Like all vehicles in the Transtex fleet, they will be available for operation 24 hours day, seven days a week, with this latest delivery increasing Iveco's penetration in the fleet to 25%.

 

 

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