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"We like the I get from Ivel Ind the level of support we
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wellent." Rick Wildrige Two years ago Rick Wildrige returned t, run the family firm Haldo Developments bu he continues to manage a fleet of 40 vehicle for HRP, (Heating Replacement Parts), als based in Bury St Edmunds. NRP manufac tures heating, refrigeration and air condi tioning equipment.
"HRP operates three types of vehicles Iveco Cargos, Mercedes-Benz Sprinters am Ford Transits, out of each of its main depots The supply chain is completed by artics pro vided under contract by Leggetts of Woolpit, Wildrige tells us, "We have been running Cargos since Fon made them. We have 17 Cargo 7.5-tonner now. The 75E14S with the four-cylinder engin was our initial choice but it had problem with the turbo and we ran out of the last o those in October 2000. We replaced them wit' 75E15s specified with the six-cylinder engin' which we thought would be more reliable Now with the latest Tector 75E17 models wi are back with the four-cylinder engine again "The reasons we have stayed with tit Cargo for so long are that we like the trucl and the level of support we get from Iveco excellent. We buy all of the 7.5-tonnen through local dealer IC Harrison but we go technical support direct from Watford. WI get good feedback from the depots and I cal keep on top of everything with the help of leet management computer programme.
"The specification for the day-cabbed chasis is fairly standard except for the 200-litre eel tank. We take the longest 4.81m wheelbase nd mount a 20ft body so that they can carry ,,Om lengths of copper tube. Norfolk-based odybullder OK Harvey supplies and mounts he box bodies that have a side opening to 'wept 1.0m pallets and we have Ratcliff tailIts at the rear One of Haldo's specialities is ivory, so It does our in-house, giving a flyover warranty. Our neighbour, Eiectromobile, nstalls the Tracker system.
1"They have a payload of just over 3.0 tonnes litit because the fleet works in itch diverse areas the fleet werage fuel consumption has ory little relevance.
"We buy them with a fouroar extended warranty lackage but to keep a fresh mage we try to change them titer three-and-a-half years. ly then they can have covered up 300,000km so this can mold some of the bigger bills ater like exhausts and tyres, tad the warranties are still in 'orce to help with residual ralues. Then the livery can may be stripped off leaving the painhvork clear and undamaged.
"Since moving back to the six-cylinder models, which we found much easier to sell on, we have not had any major problems. The chassis is very rigid, which helps to maintain the integrity of the body. The latest Tector model is very quiet We are very Impressed with the amount of torque it has and the way that the engine pulls. We specify day cabs and the drivers still like them. We have seen the Cargo evolve over the last decade with new engines and a brighter cab. It is now due a serious facelift but that won't delay our next one which will be delivered in September."