Ategos save fuel for Direct Trade

摘要

Window, door and conservatory manufacturer Direct Trade has taken delivery of 15 Mercedes-Benz Atego rigids, after a demonstrator vehicle delivered a "substantial cost saving" on fuel in just one week. Supplied by dealer Northside Truck & Van, the Doncaster-based operator's new trucks are six 12-tonners with L-cab ClassicSpace sleeper cabs, and nine 7.5-tonners with a mix of S-cab day and L-cab sleeper ClassicSpace cabs. They are fitted with either box or curtainside bodies by Alloy Bodies, of Manchester. The 12-tonners are 1223 models with 5.1-litre six-cylinder engines, delivering 228bhp through PowerShift 3 automated transmissions. The 7.5-tonne Atego 816s employ a 154bhp version of the same power plant, paired with the same gearbox.