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VEHICLES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
WEBSTER MILLER CHOOSES CHARLTON (AGAIN) FOR ONE OF THE UK’S VERY FIRST ‘NEW GENERATION’ SPECIALIST SCANIA RIGIDS
New generation Scania rigids hit road with Webster Miller
ONE of the very fi rst ‘New Generation’ Scania rigids has just gone on the road with Essex-based Webster Miller Ltd. And complementing the truck’s high specifi cation 6x2 lift axle chassis is a bespoke, custom-built platform body designed and installed by Charlton Bodies of Dover.
A UK leading provider of crane based self-loading transport services, Webster Miller’s 28-strong truck fl eet is centered around a core Scania / Charlton vehicle specifi cation of 450hp engine, auto transmission and full-spec R sleeper cab.
Pressed steel construction
At 7.5m long in a ‘closed up’ standard operating confi guration, the body is built around pressed steel construction, in conjunction with a hardwood fl oor.
To provide lifting capability, the truck has a remotely controlled
54 tonne/metre FASSI crane, mounted in front of the heavy duty steel headboard.
Webster Miller director Simon Steptoe said: “This new truck certainly pushes our business another step forward.”
Based in West Thurrock by the northern side of the Dartford Crossing, Webster Miller’s trucks operate throughout the UK, carrying everything from mobile power packs to plant and construction equipment, portakabins and containers.
Speaking for Charlton, Sales Director Andrew Gunn commented: “We’ve done business with Webster Miller for a long time now,and are naturally delighted to have been able to work with Simon and John on this latest unique new truck. The story doesn’t stop here - because we’re also following up with a larger Charlton-bodied 8x4 Scania in the near future.”
Caterpillar (NI) fi ned for diesel spill
CATERPILLAR (NI) have been convicted of discharging more than 40,000 litres of diesel into the sea at Larne. The company pleaded guilty at Antrim Crown Court and was fi ned £7,500.
On Saturday 11 June 2016, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) received a report that a signifi cant fuel spill had occurred in the vicinity of Larne Harbour.
NIEA immediately sent a Water Quality Inspector to the area, in order to carry out an investigation. As NIEA’s investigation was ongoing, staff from Caterpillar (NI) Ltd reported, via the NIEA Water Pollution Hotline, that a diesel spill had occurred overnight at their factory on the Old Glenarm Road, Larne.
Caterpillar (NI) Ltd staff fi rst discovered the diesel spillage at 7 a.m. on June 11, but initially believed the spill had been contained within the site. The company reported the incident
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to NIEA once they became aware that an unknown quantity of diesel had discharged to the Irish Sea.
The spillage occurred when a system failure caused diesel to overfl ow from storage tanks to the factory fl oor, which then entered into the factory’s storm drainage system before discharging to the Irish Sea.
NIEA’s investigation concluded that more than 40,000 litres of diesel had been discharged.
Immediately following the incident, Caterpillar (NI) Ltd also conducted their own internal investigation into the reasons for the failure of their fuel storage and delivery systems.
The Judge heard that company had put in place a number of additional ‘fail safes’ in respect of the operation of their fuel systems in order to minimise the risk of a similar incident.
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