Tankfreight imports
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TANKFREIGHT is replacing around 160 of the 200-plus tractive units taken over last year from Texaco with its fuel delivery contract.
Most of Texaco's Leylanddominated fleet is more than three years old, the maximum age of Tankfreight's vehicles, hence such a rapid replacement programme.
It is taking 45 Scalia P92s, 45 Mercedes-Benz, 40 Volvo, 20 Dal and 10 Iveco 32.5-tonhers. The Scania's are the first P92s for Tankfreight.
Tankfreight's contract is for operation at 32.5 tonnes, although it also uses 14 38comic Leyland Roadtrain tracfive units bought by Texaco last year. They are fitted with lifting axle suspension added and are coupled to three-axle semi-trailers.
The Scanias were supplied by Kelly Trucks, Scania's West Midlands dealer, and have been modified for petroleum regulations work by Tankfix, Tankfreight's own engineering division.