Richardson Transport keeps flu at bay with new Volvo FH

Chris Tindall

October 5, 2016

A new Volvo FH16-750 at East Yorkshire’s Richardson Transport is helping to keep the flu virus at bay, as well as picking up trophies for its eye-catching finish.

The fully air-suspended truck helps deliver hundreds of thousands of eggs from farms across the UK to Liverpool, which are used in the production of the influenza vaccine.

The Newton-upon-Derwent haulier has also won several awards for the Volvo’s striking tiger-themed livery, after being placed third in the pecking order at last month's Truckfest Northwest’s ‘Best Kept Custom & Paintwork’ category, second in the ‘Best Kept Overall New Truck’ competition and ruled the roost in the ‘Martin Rigby Memorial Award’, named in honour of the owner of Cheshire-based Martin Rigby Haulage, who died following a motorbike crash at the Isle of Man TT festival in 2015.

The FH16 joins Richardson Transport’s 14-strong fleet and will also operate in general haulage and turf transportation.

About the Author

Chris Tindall

Chris Tindall started writing for the haulage and logistics industry in 2002 and quickly realised there was enough going on to keep him busy for a very long time. He’s covered a broad range of significant issues, including GPS jamming by criminals, platooning, Brexit and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of safe and secure lorry parks and he helped secure the release of a lorry driver in a Polish jail due to misuse of the European Arrest Warrant.

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