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Bird Bros Eggciting New Truck
Thursday 11th December 2014
Bedfordshire-based family business C&P Bird Bros has added a new Iveco Stralis AD260S31YP/S to its fleet, supplied by Guest Truck & Van, Peterborough. The 6x2 rigid completes a 12-strong all-Iveco commercial vehicle fleet which is used to transport more than 150 million eggs produced annually.
The Stralis will carry out deliveries to high street multiples, wholesalers and caterers, as well as to regional distribution centres. Mounted with a Kurt Hobbs Coachworks Fridge box body with a rear roller-shutter door, the Iveco rides on pneumatic rear air suspension with raise/lower control to provide maximum protection for the delicate cargo.
C&P Bird Bros was founded in the mid-1960s when the egg industry was in its infancy, but the Bird family saw the potential of building a growing egg business for the future. Now, after more than 40 years of hard work, a successful business has been built utilising state-of-the-art chicken sheds which feature electronic feeding and water systems, plus a climate controllable environment.
Every day the company sort, grade, pack and distribute hundreds of thousands of eggs into multiple configurations for customers' individual requirements. They are despatched via the commercial vehicle fleet within hours, to ensure they are always as fresh as possible. All eggs produced by C&P Bird Bros meet the requirements of the British Lion Quality mark; confirming that the eggs have been produced to some of the highest standards of food safety anywhere in the world.
The Stralis AD260S1YP/S features a 12 Speed automated EuroTronic transmission as standard and operates with a six-cylinder FPT Industrial 9.0 litre cursor engine. This proven Euro 6 rated power plant is capable of producing up to 310 HP.
In addition to the Stralis, the customer's fleet includes two 18 tonne Eurocargos, seven 7.5 tonne Eurocargos and two 7.0 tonne Dailys. The maximum weight Daily 70C17/P are proving popular for its AGile automated gearbox, ultra-competitive payload, frugal fuel economy and zero requirements for AdBlue.