TRANSPORT AND MATERIALS HANDLING
DRIVING SUCCESSFUL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
Operating a vehicle fleet is the second most costly part of running a merchant business, behind staff. Specialist fleet suppliers offering brand new ready-to-go trucks on Contract-Hire, Lease or on Rent to buy agreements could be the answer.
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modern fleet not only looks better to your customers, but it is also more fuel efficient, more environmentally friendly and should form the cornerstone of any merchant’s business for driving sustainable growth. However, with post pandemic new truck prices rocketing by 25% - 30% and with good quality used trucks thin on the ground. How do independent merchants keep wheels turning in such a competitive and costly market?
Martin Shaw, managing director of the Alltruck Group believes that the challenges that merchants are facing and how operating a modern fleet without breaking the bank is possible with the help of Alltruck’s specifically designed fleet solutions for merchants.
used trucks over the past eighteen months. For instance, the average cost of a new 26-tonne brick grab now surpasses £155,000, posing a considerable financial burden for businesses of all sizes,” he says.
“It’s evident that the truck manufacturing sector has faced significant challenges due to the impact of COVID-19, disruptions in the supply chain caused by Brexit agreements, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These factors have led to substantial price hikes and limited availability of new and good quality
Shaw adds that, as a fleet supplier, primarily specialising in contacting hiring and the leasing of trucks from 7.5 tonne upwards, Alltruck has been providing merchants with specialist crane vehicles for over ten years, supplying many of the independent builder’s merchants across Scotland. “As the main FASSI crane dealer in Scotland we have grown our brick grab market share and would be confident in saying that it has become the preferred crane for merchants in Scotland due to the reliability and the backup service that we provide.”
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www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net June 2024
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