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18 to 26-tonners say dealers DEALERS AROUND the country report declining interest in used 18-tonners."Boxbodied 18-tonners have always been a problem — to be honest! doubt if there is a genuine used market for them, no matter what make they are —but we're now seeing a fall-off in interest in curtainsiders," says Phil Holmes, of Scania dealership Keltruck.
"Examples with 24ft bodies are no longer acceptable; everybody wants 26ft bodies.
There's more interest in fridges, dropsides, and at beds at 18 tonnes,but, of course,there ren't that many around." Brian Morris, of Renault dealership Woodwards Truck & Van Centre, agrees that "18-tonners do seem to be struggling a bit. It's a sector that appears to be in the doldrums". Are buyers switching away from 18-tonners in favour of 26-tonners? "I know of a couple of cases where that's happened," says Morris.
-This year we've had one major new vehicle customer who has always bought 18-tonners split his order between the two weights,"says Holmes.
-We're getting a lot of inquiries for 26tonners," says Ralph Porter, of Cardiff Daf. "Ideally, they want 310hp; many want cranes."