Based in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincs Aggregates, one of the biggest companies in the region for quarry products, plant machinery and contracting, has recent taken delivery of 11 new Volvo trucks – nine tractor units and two FH 8×4 tipper chassis – all supplied by Gareth Stone, Area Sales Manager at Crossroads Truck and Bus Limited.
Having a strong, reliable fleet is key, as Richard Mills, Director at North Lincs Aggregates notes,
“We have both Volvo trucks and Volvo construction equipment. The Volvo trucks are new and we’ve been running another manufacturer for the past few years. We like to buy our vehicles rather than renting them, then we sell them at three years old, which is what we’re doing now.”
So far eleven Volvos have been delivered: eight FH 6×2 mid lift tractor units, two FH 8×4 rigids with Weightlifter aluminium tipping bodies and one FH16-750 6×2 tractor with a tag-axle to be used at up to 80-tonnes. The eight tractors all have the 500hp version of Volvo’s D13K engine; while the8x4 tippers boast 540hp versions, along with Alcoa Dura-bright alloy wheels.
“We use the 8x4s for longer distance work shifting our own material, that’s why they’re a sleepercab,” Richard notes.
Based in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincs Aggregates, one of the biggest companies in the region for quarry products, plant machinery and contracting, has recent taken delivery of 11 new Volvo trucks – nine tractor units and two FH 8×4 tipper chassis – all supplied by Gareth Stone, Area Sales Manager at Crossroads Truck and Bus Limited.
Having a strong, reliable fleet is key, as Richard Mills, Director at North Lincs Aggregates notes,
“We have both Volvo trucks and Volvo construction equipment. The Volvo trucks are new and we’ve been running another manufacturer for the past few years. We like to buy our vehicles rather than renting them, then we sell them at three years old, which is what we’re doing now.”
So far eleven Volvos have been delivered: eight FH 6×2 mid lift tractor units, two FH 8×4 rigids with Weightlifter aluminium tipping bodies and one FH16-750 6×2 tractor with a tag-axle to be used at up to 80-tonnes. The eight tractors all have the 500hp version of Volvo’s D13K engine; while the8x4 tippers boast 540hp versions, along with Alcoa Dura-bright alloy wheels.
“We use the 8x4s for longer distance work shifting our own material, that’s why they’re a sleepercab,” Richard notes.
