El m Dennis order
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• Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service has placed an order worth nearly £1 million with Dennis Specialist Vehicles for 20 new vehicles.
Fifteen are 3.81m wheel. base RS chassis fitted with water tender bodies and fixed six-seater cabs. They have alloy-framed bodyworl and are fitted with 1,818 litres (400 gallon) water tanks and 3,410fitres pm (750gpm) pumps.
Four similar SS chassis have cabs with a tilting froi section. Two are equipped with decontamination units.
Both types have a plated GVW of 11,700kg and 179kW (240hp)-Perkins TV8-540 engines, coupled to Allison automatic gearboxes. The other vehicle it a F127 16,260kg low-profil chassis.
First Powerliners
• Royal Mail Parcels has received its first 10 Mercedes Powerliner 2 tractivi units, to deliver heavy and large consignments in the UK. The 1729S artics are based at Canning Town am Manchester.