New TruckForce fleet a focus at CV Show 2013

TruckForce, Goodyear Dunlop’s dedicated mobile service and breakdown network, is taking delivery of 60 additional Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDIs at a rate of one per day from Birmingham dealer Midlands Truck & Van. The new fleet was the focus of its activities at the CV Show. Based across TruckForce’s 15 operating centres, “hubs” for its satellite locations across England and Wales, they are being used by technicians who repair, replace and service customers’ tyres at their premises or at the roadside. The Sprinters are fitted with engine-driven PTOs which power on-board compressors, as well as Hope Safe-T-bar rear safety bumpers and roof-mounted flashing beacons.

TruckForce invested in its first 20 Sprinters two years ago. The reliability of those vans, allied to first-class back-up from the manufacturer’s commercial vehicle dealer network, were key reasons for the decision to place this latest order with Mercedes-Benz.

Marc Preedy, Goodyear Dunlop’s director, commercial tyres, said: “Having operated Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans for a couple of years we are confident of their reliability and recognise that they provide us with a premium service, as we do to our own customers. So we had no hesitation in ordering a further 60 vans and we’re now in the process of integrating these latest units into our fleet.”