"The Cummins engine is good for 500,000 miles and more. It just keeps on
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going.'' Roger Brown
Brown adds. "We were soon converted to Cummins and have stuck with them ever since. The B DR fleet of zo trucks are mainly Scania which we have decided not to change, but here we benefit from a much stronger ERE dealership. KL Commercials of Southampton is one of the main reasons we have ERFs. We've built up a good relationship with them over the years. The backup is good, parts are delivered overnight and there is always someone at the end of the phone line to help solve any problems.
"We decided to lease our latest six ECirs with the full maintenance package over seven years. We have our own, modern, fully equipped workshops which operate as a service agent for ERF,
"The latest batch are standard sleeper 6x2 lights with the five-tonne second axle," he says. "Only one was specified with Road Relay but we can already see the benefits of having it as an analysis tool. As you expect we had one or two teething troubles but we have had no major problems with the ECri—it's a good workhorse. The CUMITliTIS engine is good for 5oo,000 miles and more. It just keeps on going. There isn't anything more reliable than the Cummins/Eaton/ Rockwell drivel ine and the trucks are not complicated to maintain."