Army buys 121 Volvos
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by Bryan Jarvis
• Volvo Truck is to supply the Royal Engineers with 121 self-loading 6x6 dump trucks based on its heavyduty FL12 tipper.
Deliveries are due to start in October and finish in May 1999.
The order, which follows competitive tendering, is worth a total of around 1:13m, including service support and training packages.
The 4.3mwheelbase 6x6 is powered by Volvo's 340hp (253kW) D12A turbo-diesel.
With an 8.0tonne front axle and a 20-tonne rear bogie it can carry six NATO pallets up to 12.8 tonnes or general cargo into frontline construction areas.
It was designed at Volvo's Irvine, Scotland plant: Edbro designed the body system, which it will build and fit alongside the Hiah/Kinshofer hydraulic loading equipment.
Sales director David Smith says "It's the first major order that Volvo has won from the MoD and is a real boost for the Irvine workforce."