5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
7 juillet 2023
Lieu:
Greater Manchester, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
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T & J Haulage currently operates 19 heavy trucks, all of which are Scanias. Most vehicles in the fleet are R 450 6x2/2 mid-lift tractor units, but the latest addition is the R 540 Highline featured in this year's calendar. As Managing Director Trevor explains, the business has a long association with the brand stretching back over 30 years: "Our first Scania was a 1990 H-reg 3-series tractor unit. We purchased it from our local Scania dealer, Preston Scania, and it set new levels of fuel efficiency and reliability within our fleet, " he recalls. "The service and back-up from the dealer was excellent too. It didn't take us long to decide that Scania represented the future for us, so we set about replacing our other vehicles with Scanias when the time for renewal came. "Becoming an operator of a single make of premium trucks has served us well in so many ways. Most importantly, the trucks do everything we ask of them in terms of performance and minimising running costs. The fuel consumption of our latest Scania trucks is especially good – around 1 mpg better than the previous generation – that alone saves us in the order of £5, 500 a year. "They are also extremely reliable, and should ever dealer support be required it's always there without delay or question. We purchase our trucks outright and keep them on average for four years or so. The first three years are covered by a Scania Repair and Maintenance contract, which is included as part of our purchase. That gives us complete peace of mind for a full 36 months. Thereafter we service the vehicles in-house, calling on our dealer for support if and when we need to. That again works well for us – with Scania Preston, we know that help is always close to hand." In the traffic office, Transport and Compliance Manager Steph Crack works closely with Scania Preston via a number of online services.
