Old Haulage has praised MV Commercial for quickly supplying a fully refurbished Volvo FH mounted with a Cormach Serie 75000 crane and fly jib after it secured a new contract.
The family-run Blaydon haulier has put the 32-tonne, 8x2 truck featuring a cabin spec body to work installing roof trusses for its customer, a local housebuilding firm, which had previously relied on a mobile crane to complete the job.
Old Haulage director Amanda Old said: “In the initial new business conversations we were told a flatbed body with heavy duty fly jib was needed for a new build project planned to start within a couple of months.
“Of course we looked at placing an order for a new vehicle, but the lead times were over 12 months!
“Thankfully, when we spoke to MV Commercial they had the exact truck we required in their Ready to Go stock. I’ve no doubt that had we ordered a new vehicle from scratch we would have lost out to another haulier due to the extended timeframe.”
MV Commercial has also supplied Old Haulage with a new 44-tonne Volvo FH 6x4 tractor unit, fitted with a heavy duty Palfinger PK 78002 crane.
This latest renewal comes a year after Old Haulage turned to MV Commercial for an identical Volvo FH, albeit fitted with a HIAB X-HIPRO 858 crane.
“Thanks to its Airdrie facility, MV is really a one-stop-shop, meaning all the trucks can be liveried, while the tractors can also have the additional lights and airhorns we requested fitted on site,” Old added.
“It simply means that the vehicles turn up ready to go, which is a huge timesaver for us.”
Old Haulage began as a coal merchant more than 50 years ago and today it operates from a 5,000sq ft warehouse in Blaydon and nearby yard, providing nationwide general haulage and crane hire, alongside specialist services including the installation of fuel station signage.
