There are plenty of used low entry cabs for sale at Truckpages. Normally used for municipal duties, such as refuse trucks, low entry cabs are gaining a stronger following from other industries. The direct vision standards for Greater London favour low access cabs, as they have better all round vision, as the driver is closer to the floor and therefore nearer to head height of even the smallest of people. Industries that spend a lot of time in urban environments, such as scaffolders are discovering the benefits of these types of cabs especially because they usually have extra seats – helpful to get a gang to site. Increasingly, tipper and mixer operators are seeing that using a low entry cab can help them to comply with FORS and CLOCS. Used Low Entry Cabs:- There has historically been two brands dominating this market – the Dennis with their Elite 6 and Mercedes with the Econic. Volvo is a smaller player – their cab looks like an existing cab mounted lower down, rather than a purpose-built low entry cab. A newcomer to the market is Scania’s L-Series which looks a little more purpose-built.
The arrival of GRS Group’s latest batch of Mercedes-Benz trucks means the operator is now running the country’s biggest fleet of low-entry Econic tippers. The three new trucks take GRS Group’s Econic line-up to 15 – all are 3235 models, and were delivered by Dealers Motus Truck & Van and Sparshatt Truck & Van. Based at depots in Rainham, Kent, and Bow, East London, they are currently working full-time on construction projects in Central London related to the HS2 high-speed rail link. They were chosen for the unrivalled field of view offered from the driver’s seat, a key factor in…
There are a number of electric-only start ups that have come and gone from the electric commercial vehicle market – first was Modec which disappeared in 2011 and Volta, which has only recently been saved from bankruptcy thanks to a deal with Luxor Capital. Others remain on the scene such as Tevva and Electra, the latter using chassis from mainstream truck makers. What is big news is that a major truck manufacturer has launched a truck range in battery electric only – there is no comparative diesel version available. What Volvo Trucks have done with their new Volvo FM Low…
Renault Trucks has revealed an all-electric line-up for waste and recycling operations at the Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) at the NEC in Birmingham. Making its UK debut was the new 26 tonne E-Tech D Wide 6x2 low entry cab with bus-style folding door and low step height for ease of entry and exit. As well as allowing operatives to access and exit the cab with a single step, the automatic bus-style doors fold inwardly into the cab without opening out onto the road or pavement for additional safety. Renault Trucks’ first low entry cab with bus door is…
Electric trucks are perfectly suited to refuse trucks work. Councils typically work to a green agenda. These two points alone should mean that the UK’s refuse truck fleet will be amongst the first to be totally electric. The only sticking point is the cost and therefore typical lifespan of these types of trucks. They are kept for a long time, perhaps ten years or more in some cases. This means that the existing, expensive diesel trucks will be with us for some years yet and that the electric replacements will be eye-wateringly expensive to buy. As an early adopter of…
The Mercedes Econic has been built for some 25 years now. Starting off life as a 4x2 18 tonner for municipal applications, the model range has grown, as have the number of applications that the truck finds itself suited to. The low entry crew cab makes it ideal for many urban operations. Future developments see the fully electric eEconic replacing the natural gas engine and is rolling off the production line alongside the conventional Econic in Wörth. Milestones in the Econic success story The Econic was presented for the first time in 1998 at the Entsorga trade fair as an…