Iveco and Haynes Trucks win major conquest deal
Iveco and its Kent-based dealer, Haynes Trucks, have won a major conquest deal with steel stockholders John Parker & Sons to replace its 32-strong fleet of 18 tonne rigids with new Stralis Active Day multi-drop distribution vehicles.
Norma Reay, Operations Manager at John Parker & Sons, explains: “We are a busy company and this in turn makes us very demanding of both our fleet and our suppliers. The quality of the service we’ve received from Haynes Trucks since they took over our vehicle maintenance played a large part in our decision to replace our eight year old Volvo rigid fleet with Iveco Stralis’.”
Highlighting the fleet’s critical role, Reay says: “Steel is one of the most difficult products there is to carry on a truck and to deliver well. We are fairly unique amongst steel stockholders for specifying sided vehicles, but it makes deliveries both cleaner and safer, which reflects the good reputation John Parker & Sons has established during its 102 year history.
“Changing all of our rigid vehicles to Stralis’ will allow us to standardise our fleet as much as possible. We will also be allocating each driver their own vehicle, which helps to embed a sense of pride in keeping the trucks clean and damage-free.”
Each of the new Stralis 18 tonners is expected to remain on the fleet for at least six years, covering approximately 12,000 miles a year delivering steel to customers across the South of England. They will be spread across the company’s four sites, which include depots in Andover, Canterbury and Waterbeach, supported by a new port side development at Shoreham.
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