McBurney Transport invest in fuel efficient fleet renewal

McBurney, one of Northern Ireland’s largest independently owned transport operators, has placed an order with Volvo Dealer, Dennison Commercials of Ballyclare for 50 FH-460 tractor units.

As part of McBurney’s drive to reduce the environmental impact of its fleet, all the trucks comply with the latest Euro 5 emission specification and are equipped with Dynafleet, Volvo’s telematics system, and their fuel efficient I-Shift automated transmission.

In addition to the 13-litre powered tractor units, McBurney have also ordered an FH16-700. This flagship vehicle, which is also Euro 5 compliant, joins a long line of special high specification Volvo trucks operated by the Ballymena company. It is the first 6x2 FH16-700 to be ordered North or South of the border or in mainland UK.

The company is currently working closely with Volvo Trucks on the manufacturer’s ‘Fuelwatch‘ programme and has been a user of Dynafleet for around 5 years.

Dynafleet is an important part of the Volvo’s ‘Fuelwatch’ programme as it delivers environmental reports plus vehicle and driver performance information as well as fuel usage figures. Ninety-five per cent of McBurney’s fleet of around 250 vehicles is now equipped with Dynafleet.

The new trucks, which are scheduled to be delivered in September, are expected to operate from McBurney’s depots in Ballymena and Liverpool.

All the new trucks operating out of Ballymena will be on Volvo Contract Maintenance with Dennison Commercials at Ballyclare. Those which are based in Liverpool will be maintained by North West England Volvo Dealer Thomas Hardie Commercials.

McBurney have been running Euro-5 trucks since 2008 when they put 57 new Volvo’s into service. The latter order included 2 of Volvo’s special limited edition 80th Anniversary FH trucks.