Volvo's Euro 4 EGR engines are more fuel-efficient than its Euro 4 SCR engines, according to Boughey Distribution, which has run extensive trials with both trucks.
Earlier this year, the Wardle, Cheshire-based haulier turned its back on long-term truck supplier Volvo after discovering MAN's EGR-equipped TGA was 10% more fuel-efficient than Volvo's SCR-equipped FH. It placed an order for 60 TGAs on the strength of the trial.
"Volvo asked us if there was anything they could do to win back our business," says Boughey group fleet engineer Paul Brimelow. "We told them we wanted an EGR engine, and that's exactly what they gave us."
He says comprehensive trials this summer proved that Volvo's 13-litre EGR engine was significantly better than its SCR engine, and within a 10th of a litre of MAN's EGR offering. "Volvo is definitely back in the frame now," says Brimelow.
Year: 2003 | Body Type: Tanker | Cab Type: Sleeper | Registration: YN03 AFK | Mileage: 289,107 km | Power: 410 bhp
Year: 2004 | Body Type: Curtainsider | Registration: DG53FXZ | Mileage: 39,213 km | Category: Rigids
Body Type: Tractor unit | Cab Type: Sleeper | Category: Tractor units | Make: MAN | Model: TGA
