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Dennis Eagle for North West Water made its debut at this weeks Commercial Vehicle Bodywork Show.
It's based on a 3.95m Elite cabbed, 2.2m-wide chassis with a low-noise hydraulic power/tools pod on the offside. An Atlas bucket loader and underfloor tipping body complete the specification. Floor height is just 1.0m and it features a Zeta engine management system. Full details will appear in next week's show report.
• A tail-lift that can be lowered vertically while it is folded has been added to the Ray Smith range. It can be moved downwards out of the way when the truck is reversed against a loading bay. The vertically stowed aluminium cantilever lift folds down in an arc under the rear sill for loading. The RSIOMV has a 1.26m-long platform and is available in 1.0 and 1.5-tonne versions.
• Mercedes-Benz has extended the fitting of the Kienzle 1319 'flat" tachograph to its TIN 208, 308 and 312 light commercials. Until now the highsecurity electronic tacho has only been fitted on the 0404 luxury coach.
• Welwyn-based Worldwide Recovery Systems has been appointed a distributor by the Miller Corporation, which is behind Century, Holmes, Challenger, Champion and Eagle recovery equipment.