Drivers vote in three Ategos
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• A drivers vote has helped to win an order for three new Mercedes-Benz Ategos from Thames Water company Subterra.
The double-drive 26-tonne tippers won the drivers' support after transport manager Steve Greenwood gave them a shortlist and told them to pick their favourite.
He says the Atego earned its place on the list after four months of success with a hired 65(4 2628. The chassis of the new Ategos are stretched from 3.9m to 4,3m by Integrated Chassis Engineering, based at the Bolton site of Ciceley Commercials which supplied the vehicles.
The extra length allows Subterra to fit Epsilon cranes with extended reach and large capacity bucket. All are now at work taking waste from sites where Subterra is inspecting and overhauling water mains pipes.