Fork Rent, a plant hire firm based in Ipswich, have expanded their delivery fleet with the addition of two new 26- tonne P320 DB trucks from scania uk. The company have used body builders Andover to build custom bodies for the trucks so they can be used to deliver Fork Rent's range of construction equipment nationwide.
Andover's LPPB 26 beavertail bodies, measuring 9.3 m by 2.54 m, are designed specifically to transport the plant hire firm's range of forklifts, telehandlers, excavators, dumpers, diggers and general construction equipment. Fork Rent's stock of construction equipment currently stands at 2,400 machines.
The new Scania P320DB 6X2 MLA trucks join Fork Rent's existing fleet of 14 vehicles, that are responsivble for delivering equipment across the UK. The company says their vehicles typically cover over 85,000 kilometres a year, and make up to six drops a day, five days a week. In difficult economic times, companies looking to expand their delivery fleets have often been choosing cheaper vehicles, used volvo trucks, for example.
Trucks from scania uk are often chosen for their ability to easily fit custom bodies onto their chassis layouts. The new Fork Rent vehicles come fitted with a 3mm steel underlay, which is welded to the crossmembers under the whole floor to support the weight of heavy machines. Plant equipment is loaded onto the trucks by hydraulic powertoe ramps, which are fitted with expamet on the outer half and hardwood on the inner half.
“We chose Andover because of the exceptional quality of the product," said Guy Nicholls, managing director of Fork Rent.
"We’ve bought two bodies from this manufacturer before and both have delivered an outstanding performance. It’s rare to find a plant body which will last as long at such a competitive price.”
Fork Rent recently made the news for purchasing a Union-Jack styled JCB 3CX for £70,000 as part of a charity auction for armed forces charity Help for Heroes.
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