White for Williams
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B. E. WILLIAMS of Senney Bridge Powys has purchased two new White Road Commanders right hand drive 4x2 tractive units which will replace a Scania 111.
Both vehicles, to be used on general haulage within Britain, are powered by the 3406 DIT Caterpillar diesel engine rated at 240kW (325bhp) with a torque output of 1376Nm (1015 lb ft} and drive through a 13 speed RTO 9513 Fuller gearbox to a 13 tonne single speed Eaton axle incorporating a differential lock.
Unladen weight is quoted at less than 6.5 tons, The Delux 700 tilt cabs specifications includes factory paint finish, tinted glass all round and cushion air suspension seat for the driver Miphelin 1200x20 18pr tubed tyre aquipment is mounted on 10 atud split rims.
Right hand drive is a 'factory pption and the vehicles supplied. to Britain meet EEC regulation requirements.
Volvo acquired the assets of the White Motor Corporation in the USA this September for £36.75m. W. T. (Northern) Ltd, White Concessionaries for the UK who have a turnover of about 150 tractive units per annum is talking to Volvo about the future marketing policy of White Trucks in Britain.