Holystone turns to Thompsons for new Scania XT bodies

Holystone Civil Engineering has become an all Thompsons bodied fleet after adding two new Scania XTs with Loadmaster bodies into its vehicle parc.

The Loadmaster Lite bodies join eight other vehicles with Thompsons bodies on the company’s muckaway and aggregate work, and have been specified with cab - operated tailgates and fast acting cantilever sheeting systems.

Holystone’s transport manager Graham Skelton said: “Any idea that specifications don’t much matter with general purpose tippers is completely wrong. In fact, it’s quite the opposite because the truck has to be efficient and productive in every task we put it to."

"That’s a tough call, and in our operating environment previous experience of various types of chassis and bodies count for a great deal. The single skinned Loadmaster Lite offers the perfect balance between strength and weight."

"We’ve got all the ruggedness we need for the really arduous jobs, yet still with 19 tonnes payload capacity. That’s an excellent figure for premium spec tippers such as these.”

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