NEW TIPPER AND DRAWBAR COMBINATION DELIVERS SAVINGS FOR COUNCIL FLEET
4 January 2013South Gloucestershire Council has taken delivery of a new Volvo FMX 6x4 rigid with a tipper body and a three axle Andover Trailers lightweight drawbar with beavertail, for transporting a Wirtgen W100F road planer.
The investment represents a completely new operation for the Council, which previously hired in road planing equipment from third party contractors. The move to own, operate and transport its own road planer is expected to deliver savings and added flexibility for the Council, which will also hire the machine to other local authorities to ensure maximum asset