Veolia Environmental cleans up with new Volvo FEs

Commercial Motor

March 1, 2011

Waste management provider Veolia Environmental Services has taken delivery of the UK's first batch of Volvo FEs.

The trucks, a mix of six FE-240 4x2 18-tonner skip-loaders and two FE-280 28-tonne drawbar outfits, are all Euro 4 compliant.

The company's fleet services director Rob Stubbs praises the torque characteristics of the Deutz engine. "This amount and spread of torque is unique for this size of engine," he says. "In addition to its increased flexibility, the larger engine has helped reduce noise levels while the PTO is engaged, as it produces higher torque at lower revs." This has resulted in reduced fuel usage during PTO operation, he adds.

The trucks have been supplied by Thomas Hardie Commercials in Manchester, which has been supplying Veolia for two decades.

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