With the appearance of a much lighter truck, but with serious payload allowance, a 12-tonner makes great business sense.
With a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 kgs, the the body and payload allowance should approach 8 tonnes, compared to closer to 4 tonnes for a 7.5 tonner.
the main difference is the size of the wheels & tyres. As far as similarities are concerned, they both need CPCs to drive them and O-Licences to operate them, so why bother with a 7.5 tonner when a 12 tonner is much better all-round?
Volta Trucks has revealed the forthcoming 7.5- and 12-tonne Volta Zero variants – the second product family in its full-electric vehicle range. The company claim to be already sitting on a total order bank of around 6,000 vehicles for their 16-tonne version, with an order value of circa €1.3 billion. The 7.5- and 12-tonne Volta Zeros have been designed by Volta Trucks’ partner, Astheimer Design in Warwick, UK alongside Volta Trucks’ own engineering teams. The new full-electric vehicles bear a close but evolutionary visual relationship to the larger 16-tonne vehicle which is now undergoing extensive engineering development and testing ahead…>
These trucks won’t get worn out any time soon. Bought to deliver to cafes and restaurants, Johnson’s lockdown Mk3 has restricted the operations of 31 new Iveco trucks and vans bought by Kent Frozen Foods (KFF). The deal included 13 Eurocargo and 18 Daily commercial vehicles which add to the company’s fleet now totalling 80 vehicles – all of which are Ivecos. This is a great example of a local dealer doing a good job - Haynes Trucks has a 25-year relationship with KFF. KFF takes delivery of 13 12-tonne Eurocargo and 18 3.5-tonne Daily twin chamber fridge/chilled box vans…>