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24 24 | NEW FLEET IV New DAF LF & XFs in demand by DAF Trucks Ireland customers

Creative Technology Ireland, Sandyford, Dublin 18

New DAF LF 230 4x2 14-tonne rigid with Day cab and 6-speed AS-Tronic, and fitted with 22ft Monread box body. Pictured are Graham Lowen (Commercial Director) and John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland Regional Sales Manager)

Dundalk Trinity Transport, Dundalk, County Louth

First two new DAF XF 6x2 480 tractor-units with SpaceCabs delivered from a fleet order. Pictured are Patrick McKeown & John McKeown (Dundalk Trinity Transport) and John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland).

Gardenworld Nurseries Ltd., Greystones, County Wicklow

A repeat order from Gardenworld Nurseries, this new DAF LF 180 4x2 rigid rated at 7.5 tonnes GVW features a Day cab, 30 ft Monread curtainside body, plus a Zepro cantilever tail-lift. Pictured are John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland), Alex Holfeld and Andrew King (Gardenworld).

Grogan Transport Ltd., Dunleer, County Louth

Grogan Transport has taken deliver of this new DAF LF 260 4x2 18-tonne rigid with Day cab, 6-speed AS-Tronic, 26ft. Monread curtainside body with 1,500kg Dhollandia slider tail-lift. Pictured are (left to right) Andrew Grogan & Richard Grogan (Grogan Transport) and John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland).

Rathcoole Commercials, Greenogue, Dublin 24

Two new 18-tonne GVW DAF LF 260 4x2 rigids for Rathcoole Commercials fitted with Day cab, 6-speed AS-Tronic gearbox and 22ft. Lifford Coachworks multi-temp fridge body with Thermo King T-800 Spectrum reefer unit, supplied by Ballinlough Refrigeration. Handover (L to R): Paul Cooke (Manager Director of Rathcoole Commercials) and John McCann (Sales Manager of DAF Trucks Ireland

Smith building Supplies, Walkinstown, Dublin

This new 19-tonne GVW DAF LF 260 4x2 rigid comes with a Day cab, 6-speed AS-Tronic transmission and new hardwood halflap body by Thompsons of Carlow. It’s completed with a refurbished Palfinger crane. Handover Pic (L to R) John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland Sales Manager) and Andrius (Smith’s Building Supplies Driver).

Springhill Kitchens DAC, Kernanstown Industrial Estate, Carlow

Springhill Kitchens DAC of Carlow have taken deliver of a new DAF LF 210 4x2 12-tonne rigid with Day cab and 6-speed AS-Tronic. It is fitted with a 20ft. Monread curtainside body. John McCann (DAF Trucks Ireland Sales Manager) and Jim Cassidy (Springhill Kitchens Driver).

New fleet of MAN Trucks for EZ Living Interiors

*Supplied by Walker Commercial Vehicles

EZ Living Interiors recently took delivery of 27 new commercial vehicles from Walker Commercial Vehicles (Cork). This is one of the company’s first large scale acquisitions of the new third development stage MAN Truck Generation (TG3) vehicles. The new vehicles comprise of: MAN TGL 10.190 - 4.6-litre 4-cylinder, 10-tonne trucks with McClean built box bodies MAN TGM 18.250 - 6.9-litre 6-cylinder, 18-tonne trucks with McClean built box bodies MAN TGE 3.140 chassis/cabs with Luton van bodies

According to Michael O’Dwyer, Business Developmemt Manager at Walker Commercial Vehicles, ‘the new fleet, finished in the customers’ distinctive livery, are from the new MAN TG3 range launched last year. They are totally redesigned inside and out with huge improvements over the outgoing model in terms of innovation, driver comfort, driver assistance systems and ergonomics. The technological and aerodynamic advances created make the new range 8 percent lighter on fuel than the previous model, which makes the new MAN TG3 range the first choice for both driver and owner. The previous model was already a class leader in fuel economy and with the MAN RIO telematics box now coming as standard across the entire MAN HGV range, operators can closely monitor fuel consumption, brake wear, scheduled servicing, vehicle position and tour history from their desktop/smartphone and even remotely download the tachograph. Drivers can also complete walkaround checks via the MAN driver app’.

“We wish all the team in EZ Living the very best of luck and thank them for their continued business,” added Michael.

Now operating for almost 33 years, EZ Living Interiors is one of the front-runners in the Irish furniture market offering 5-Star customer service, superb quality and masterfully designed showrooms across Ireland and Northern Ireland. A family run business which took its first tentative steps into the world of furniture as a single store in 1986, it is now a rapidly expanding brand with 14 stores nationwide.

Pictured at the handover are Gavin White from EZ Living Interiors and Michael O’Dwyer, Walker Vehicle Rentals

Vehicle Rental & Contract Hire

Last year, VisionGreen Logistics Solutions Ltd, became the first logistics company in Ireland to make carbon neutral retail deliveries with trucks fuelled by renewable gas in a partnership with BwG Foods and Green Generation.

Also known as biomethane, the renewable gas is produced sustainably from farm and food waste through a process known as anaerobic digestion. It is structurally identical to natural gas and is fully compatible with the existing gas network and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.

With a combined 40 years’ experience in retail, logistics and supply chain, VisionGreen’s co-founders, Ronan Murphy and John Pakenham, specialise in providing consultancy services to companies wishing to run their businesses more sustainably, achieving long-term corporate and social responsibility goals by reducing carbon emissions and environmental impact.

Adopting CNG trucks as part of that sustainability strategy is one choice VisionGreen has made for its own operations and recommends to businesses across Ireland, as Gas Networks Ireland continues to roll out a national network of CNG refuelling stations across the country, with two more set to open in the coming months.

Emitting significantly less CO2 than diesel, CNG is a proven, reliable and sustainable solution that can help fleet operators reduce their emissions and running costs at the same time. Furthermore, as the volume of renewable gas on the network gradually increases, CNG vehicles refuelling from the national gas network will increasingly reduce their carbon footprint without changing a thing. “VisionGreen customers tend to be businesses that are conscious of their impact on the environment,” Ronan Murphy said. “The Irish retail sector has a large carbon footprint due to the extensive usage of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). From food production logistics and store deliveries to waste recovery, there are several points along the value chain where retailers can make significant improvements.”

“Transport is the second largest emissions sector in Ireland, with HGVs being a large contributor to this. It is also one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. CNG enables our clients to reduce emissions in their value-chains and meet some of their long-term sustainability goals, which is something we are really proud of.”

“With corporate and social responsibility becoming more and more important for large companies, their customers and investors, being able to demonstrate positive impact on the environment is now an expectation for the consumer.”

“From a business development perspective, being able to offer a lower-carbon transport solution is a strong differentiator for any business. It demonstrates a focus on sustainability when tendering for new business.”

The quietness of gas-powered trucks is a further advantage for retail businesses located in urban or high-populated areas where early morning deliveries need to be carried out with minimal disruption to the surrounding residents.

According to VisionGreen, it can also help raise employee satisfaction among drivers, which helps with long-term retention.

“From a people perspective the gas-powered vehicles are very popular with our drivers,” added Ronan.

“When we look at the working environment for a truck driver, they will spend many hours in any given day in the cab of the truck. The gas-powered vehicles are quieter and smoother to drive. We have found many drivers are reluctant to go back to diesel from a gas-powered truck as a result of the overall experience and the better working environment.”

To learn more about the many benefits of CNG for fleet operators and hauliers and the future of renewable gas in transport, visit www.gasnetworks.ie/ cng.

GRANTS UP TO €5,000

To help Ireland’s fleet operators and hauliers transition to cleaner, affordable CNG vehicles, Gas Networks Ireland has launched a CNG Vehicle Grant Scheme which provides grants of up to €5,000 for new CNG vehicles, up to maximum of €60,000 per business.

The CNG Vehicle Grant Scheme is co-financed by the European Union’s TEN-T Programme under the Connecting Europe Facility as part of the Green Connect Project. Applications are now being accepted at www.gasnetworks.ie/ cngvehiclegrant.

VisionGreen is driving sustainable solutions with CNG and Renewable Gas