Berkshire-based Allied Bakeries has taken delivery of 112 Iveco trucks, and fitted aerodynamic bodies to almost 40 of them as an in-service trial to test their effect on fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
The firm has specified Don-Bur's rigid Teardrop body to 37 of the 70 new Iveco Eurocargos, says Chris Davies, fleet engineer at Allied Bakeries. "If it proves a success, we'll adopt this as the standard specification for future fleet orders," he says.
The 33 remaining rigids are mounted with standard Don-Bur dry freight box bodies, which form the mainstay of Allied Bakeries' fleet, says the company.
Also part of the deal sourced through Stormont Truck & Van are 42 Stralis Active Day-cabbed tractors powered by the 10.3-litre Cursor-10 engine, which will be used for trunking between bakeries 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"In 2009 we purchased 93 new Iveco Eurocargos and have been very impressed with their performance. This year we had a requirement for both rigids and tractors, so we trialled a Stralis demonstrator to compare it against similar vehicles from a number of other manufacturers," he says.
"The Stralis demonstrator performed well and the commercial mathematics worked out in favour of Iveco. Plus, the Eurocargo and Stralis models give us the benefit of engines meeting the stringent EEV [Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle] emissions standard, which makes our fleet even greener than Euro 5," he says.
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