There will be more truck manufacturers at Tip-ex and Tank-ex than were at the CV Show , as exhibitors head to the Harrogate Convention Centre on 1-3 June for the must-attend event for operators involved in the dry bulk and liquid transport sectors.
Some of the biggest truck manufacturers in the UK will be showing off the best vehicles for the bulk transport industry: Volvo Trucks’ stand will feature an FM-500 8x4 tipper with a day cab, Thompsons steel body, Palfinger Epsilon Crane and grab, Jimmy Beam Downlights and a lower passenger door window.
Scania will have a total of eight trucks on display including two tippers – a P450 and P370 – a 4x2 rigid skip-loader chassis and a choice of tractor units.
A Range C430 and a C520 will feature on Renault Trucks’ stand, alongside a Range T420 6x2 unit.
Iveco will have a 7.2-tonne Daily with a Thompsons tipper body available to look around, as well as a Eurocargo, a 32-tonne Trakker, and a 44-tonne Stralis Hi-Road.
Over on the Mercedes-Benz Trucks stand will be an Econic 8x4 tipper, an Arocs 8x4 with a low-entry cab and a 3.5-tonne Fuso Canter with tipper body.
Daf will be showing off its construction CF range and its LF tipper chassis range.
It’s not just trucks on show at Tip-ex and Tank-ex, a whole swathe of ancillary equipment will be on show, so f you’re in the market for sheeting systems there will be plenty on display, including the relaunch of Dawbarn & Sons’ Hydroclear sheeting system, which is claimed to be much lighter and more reliable than its predecessor.
Harsh will be displaying its range of tipping gear, hook-lift equipment and sheeting systems on its stand, while Hyva UK will be relaunching its 32-tonne tipping gear for the aggregates industry – the Alpha Aggregates cylinder.
