Searching for used gritter trucks for sale should happen well before the cold weather sets in. This is not always the case and when the snow and ice arrives, people then start to find a bargain used gritter and snow plough combination. You may find that buying a gritter is cheaper in the Summer months, but you will then have to store and maintain the truck until it is needed. Often gritters can have swap bodies which means that they can be used for other purposes throughout the year. This also means that it is relatively straightforward to change the chassis for a newer one and keep the gritter body. You will often find gritters set up with a snow plough configuration at the front – this will help the trucks to get through the bad weather and clear the roads, gritting or salting them after the plough has cleared the worst of the snow and ice away. There are always plenty of used gritters advertised here at Truckpages all year round.
If you have invested a small fortune in buying an electric truck, the last thing you want is for it to sit idle most of the year as it is set up for gritting operations with a fixed gritter body. Econ Engineering has launched a new electric gritter truck which can be operated year-round, thanks...
South Gloucestershire Council has taken delivery of seven new Volvo FMX 330 6×4 and two FMX 330 4×4 rigids, each mounted with a snow plough and gritting body. Supplied by Stuart Pearce, EV & Fleet Solutions Manager at Truck and Bus Wales and West, the nine new FMXs join a 45-strong HGV fleet, 15 of...
Gritters don’t tend to be replaced too often, as they tend to work for a few weeks a year – especially the specialist 4×4 trucks that can’t be as readily repurposed for the (warmer) rest of the year. With the new emissions requirements in London councils are having to change their gritters and so are...
With some 40 Mercedes gritters on their fleet, loyal Mercedes Trucks customer, Worcestershire County Council has upgraded to three new Arocs models, sending the outgoing trucks to the auctions for sale. Local Council Buys Locally Local Dealer group Rygor Commercials has supplied three new-generation Mercedes-Benz Arocs 2630Ks with ground-breaking MirrorCam technology instead of conventional mirrors...
While the country is basking in temperatures above 30 degrees, there are businesses preparing for the colder weather to come. One such company is Econ Engineering Ltd. – the UK’s largest manufacturer of gritters and salt spreading vehicles. They have taken delivery of eight new DAF LF 260 ‘Construction’ 4×2 rigid dry-spreaders with the extended...