November/December Issue 59 - Flipbook - Page 18
NEWS
R&S RAISES ITS RECOVERY GAME WITH DEPENDABLE
MERCEDES-BENZ ATEGO
R&S Recovery Services’ new
Mercedes-Benz
is
already
proving impressively versatile,
thanks to a cab that’s roomy
enough to accommodate five
passengers, but not so long that
it eats into space better used for
the load bed.
The High Wycombe-based operator
purchased its 15-tonne Atego from
Rygor Commercials, a Dealer for
which it works as a sub-contractor.
The truck has a ClassicSpace
L-cab with additional side windows
and an innovative seat-bunk
combination. This option provides
seating for four people, each of
whom gets an integrated safety
belt; the seat can also be pulled out
and double as a bed if required. As
a 1530 model the Atego is powered
by a 7.7-litre ‘straight six’ engine
which produces 220 kW (300
hp). Its 27ft Hydraloader LA Low
Approach tilt-and-slide body was
built in Droitwich, Worcestershire,
by specialist manufacturer Roger
Dyson – it features extendable
ramps to reduce the loading angle
still further, and a spectacle lift.
R&S Recovery Services General
Manager Philip Leslie explained:
“We had very specific requirements
when choosing this truck. It had
to be able to carry a large van
or two cars, as well as several
passengers, but without losing the
agility that comes with a compact
overall length. And, of course, we
demand excellent reliability.
“The Atego is extremely well
engineered and we know from
experience that Mercedes-Benz
trucks are highly dependable. With
a payload of six tonnes, our latest
can easily carry the largest vans,
fully laden.
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Driver Craig Toppin is delighted with his new Mercedes-Benz Atego
“The availability of the seat-bunk
combination in a vehicle of this
size was a key attraction too. It
means we can carry additional
passengers, but because the cab
is much shorter than a full-sized
crew cab more of the overall length
is available for the load bed.”
R&S Recovery Services’ fleet
ranges from heavy wreckers
capable of recovering 44-tonne
tractor and trailer combinations or
large coaches, to vans equipped
with tools and parts to carry
out repairs at the roadside. The
company’s core client base includes
commercial vehicle operators,
as well as Highways England – it
also works as a sub-contractor to
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Dealers,
including Rygor Commercials.
Having operated Atego-based
recovery trucks previously, R&S
is already familiar with these
attributes. “The Atego is a proven
performer,” affirmed Mr Leslie. “It’s
exceptionally durable, but also
comfortable and easy to operate –
the new truck is already a hit with
driver Craig Toppin.”
Established in 2003 as a family
firm with three trucks and a service
van, R&S Recovery Services now
covers a large swathe of South-East
England from its headquarters and
other depots in Bicester, Guildford,
Maidenhead and West London.
“We’ve worked with the team at
Rygor for many years as both a
customer and a supplier, and have
developed a strong professional
relationship,” Mr Leslie continued.
“Sales Executive James Collier,
“A lot of our work is with truck and who handled our latest order, was
trailer fleets, but we could also be extremely attentive and kept us well
called out to the scene of a road informed throughout the process.”
traffic collision,” continued Mr
Leslie. “The fact that we can seat James Collier added: “Vehicle
five passengers in the cab, carry recovery is a tough application
two cars on the bed and potentially and this means, understandably,
a third on the spectacle lift makes that R&S expects a great deal
this Atego highly flexible.”
from its trucks and suppliers. The
combination of the robust Atego
Purpose-designed for light- and chassis, and Rygor’s determination
medium-duty distribution work, as to set the highest standards of
well as construction applications, customer service, provided the
the Mercedes-Benz Atego range ideal mix.”
from 7.5-16 tonnes GVW offers
outstanding dynamics, comfort and More information: www.rsrecovery.
manoeuvrability. It also enjoys an co.uk
unrivalled reputation for rugged Article source: Rygor Commercials
reliability.
