Teifi Timber order UK’s first new generation Volvo FH

Carmarthenshire-based Teifi Timber Products Ltd are the first company to order one of Volvo’s new generation 13-litre FH lorries, with delivery due for mid January 2006.

Operating from Llanllwni, the specialist timber saw millers and pallet manufacturers have chosen a 6x2 tag axle 520bhp FH with sleeper cab and Volvo’s automated I-Shift gearbox from Volvo Dealer Mansel Davies & Son in Llanfyrnach.

"We have run Volvo’s for a number of years and they have proven very reliable," says Director Gerwyn Thomas. "Our drivers like the trucks and the back up and servicing we get from Mansel Davies has always been excellent. The new truck will run on round and square timber haulage work."

Launched last September the new Volvo FH provides improved driver comfort, higher performance and increased efficiency.

The 13-litre D13A engine is lighter than its predecessor - the D12D - but is also more powerful and efficient. The stroke length has been increased for greater cylinder volume and higher torque. The result is faster acceleration, better driveability with fewer gear changes and lower diesel consumption. The engine is also more powerful, allowing a higher average speed and more cost-effective driving.

Established in 1968, Teifi Timber Products Ltd is a family-owned business supplying British homegrown timber and pallets.