Hadfields Transport turns to Mercedes-Benz
Manchester-based Hadfields Transport is back buying Mercedes-Benz trucks after dealer eStar Truck and Van persuaded managing director Scott Langridge to invest in his first Mercedes-Benz vehicles for seven years.
The trucks are 18-tonne Actros 1827 rigids, with 7.7-litre engines, rated at 200 kW (272 hp), and 2.3-metre StreamSpace sleeper cabs. Both are fitted with box bodies by PPS Commercials, and 2.7-tonne Dhollandia cantilever tail lifts. They are also the first in Hadfields’ 40-strong fleet to wear its new-design livery.
They have joined an operation that specialises in the transport of loads including commercial refrigerated display units for shops and supermarkets, gaming and leisure equipment and other large bulky items. Deliveries are made nationwide and the work frequently entails trucks being sent out with a driver and porter.
Hadfields Transport’s new vehicles arrived from eStar’s Trafford Park site but, recalled Scott Langridge, the dealership was under different ownership when he bought his last Mercedes-Benz trucks.
“We had always been fans of the Mercedes-Benz brand but were increasingly unhappy with the service from the previous franchisee in our area,” he said.
“So we started to buy vehicles from other manufacturers. While we still had Mercedes-Benz trucks on the fleet, though, we continued to have them serviced at Trafford Park. Since then eStar have invested in their people and facilities and in the last 12-18 months they’ve really turned things around and restored our confidence.”
