This is what Ford does with the tandem.
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Ford builds a lot of tandems, and because tandems are used for all sorts of different applications we build them to a lot of different specifications. Your tandem, for instance, could be used for anything from a fast motorway run to fighting its way through a gravel pit. So we offer a huge choice of bogies, engines, gearboxes, wheelbases and drivelines to tailor your tandem to your task.
You can specify a 6.5-ton front axle. And there is a vast range of other options to make sure that the performance of your Ford tandem is the best possible in the job you want it to do.
• Tailoring the truck to the job is the first vital step in lowering your cost per ton -mile.. But the right truck for the job is only half of a profitable transport operation.
This is where our support services come in. They're yours for the asking the moment you start talking to a Ford Truck Specialist Dealer. He's part of a nationwide network of professionals ; as conimitted as Ford to the profitability of your transportation.
The first thing he'll do is help you choose the right truck. If you want something out of the ordinary Special Vehicle Orders can build it for you. And there's .another group of specialists working with body builders throughout the country to ensure that the body mounting lives up to the design of the rest Of the vehicle.
The AI Used Truck Plan offers the best possible deal in used trucks. And if you are thinking new, or used, your T SD will tell you about Ford's , finance, leasing and rental services, so you get the right truck in the way that's most profitable to you.
Once your truck is on the road your Ford T SD will put at your disposal the best servicing and parts facilities in the land. He can also arrange regular planned maintenance in the form of Contract Confidence. And with the Ford Care system, even if you're miles from home, a simple credit card makes sure that if your truck gets stuck your business doesn't; repairs and service are within reach and can be paid for on credit wherever you are.
Thousands of operators are already using these services. Even more are using Ford trucks. Indeed r no one sells more vehicles over 6 cwt than Ford, even manufacturers who are building up to 32 tons gross.
What Ford does with the tandem is make the tandem do more for you—for less money.
Think of it as business insurance.