Tata Steel has replaced the truck fleet at its Lisburn site with eight Stralis Hi-Way tractor units – the steel production giant’s first UK order from IVECO.
The 6×2 twin-steer trucks will operate from the facility in Moira Road and transport steel products around the region, and over the border into the Republic of Ireland.
Delivered by Newtownabbey-based IVECO dealer NI Trucks, Tata Steel’s new Stralis tractors
(AS440S46TX/P) were supplied with a three-year IVECO Elements repair and maintenance package, and liveried in Tata Steel’s white and blue colours. The new arrivals replace eight existing tractor units, and are expected to clock up about 120,000 km each, annually.
Tata Steel’s Tran
sport Manager for Ireland, Jack Horner, says: “We trialled demonstrators from a handful of different manufacturers prior to placing the order, but the Stralis came out on top after performing faultlessly and proving very efficient on fuel. Our drivers really appreciated the comfort levels in the top-of-the-range Hi-Way cab – and given they’re the ones behind the wheel all day,going with IVECO was an easy decision to make!
All eight trucks are powered by IVECO’s Cursor 11 engine, which produces up to 460 hp between1,500 and 1,900 rev/min, and up to 2,150Nm of torque between 925 and 1,500 rev/min.The Cursor range features IVECO’s HI-SCR technology, which meets the stringent Euro VI emissions limit without the need for forced regeneration. This means vehicle productivity is increased, as IVECO’s HI-SCR system requires neither driver involvement, nor downtime from activeregeneration, meaning no fuel is utilised to burn particulates and no energy is lost to cool down exhaust gases.
