Blakemore Logistics buys first Mercedes tractor units

November 19, 2015 Emma Shone


 

Blakemore Logistics, a subsidiary of AF Blakemore Group, has welcomed a series of Mercedes-Benz trucks to its fleet for the first time, following a successful 12 month trial with an Actros tractor unit. The operator, which serves more than 1,000 Spar stores across England and Wales, has already put five 4×2 Actros tractor units into operation at its Hastings depot, and is awaiting delivery of four refrigerated 18-tonne Antos rigids. Blakemore’s distribution general manager David Higgs, who is responsible for […]




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