UK Company Boosts Truck Fleet to 50

Acumen Automotive has bought an additional four new Scania tractor units to service further business won over the past six months. The Coventry and Northampton (UK) based company has substantially expanded its fleet over the past 12 months bringing the total number of trucks in the fleet to 50. The new trucks will be based at Burnaston and represent an investment of £¾ million by parent company Acumen Logistics Group.

The Scania are each equipped with 6×2 Euro 5 engine and fully automatic 12xspeed Opticruise gearbox. The vehicle’s adaptive cruise control (ACC) assists the driver in maintaining a steady pre-set speed thereby enabling the engine to work at optimum performance. In addition, an Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) helps reduce collision risk by using long range radar, mounted behind the front grille, to alert the driver prior to a potential collision. The system issues visual and audible prompts to warn the driver so he can take control.

Equipped with sleeping compartments the trucks have full contract maintenance agreements with Scania and Hunwick Engineering the transporter manufacturers.

Managing Director, Chris Doughty says, “We ordered the Scania latest generation TE +11 Evo 8 transporter body and trailer as they are equipped with electronic start/stop which can be operated from three separate places. The prime mover has the latest designed top deck with new positions for cars 5 and 6. The new design enables a smoother transition allowing the driver to reverse cars up to the peak thereby enabling greater flexibility to configure and ease the loading in these positions.”