Lochs and Glens has taken delivery of eight new Volvo B13R 14m, tri-axle, Jonckheere-bodied coaches as part of an ongoing upgrade to its all-Volvo fleet.
The Scottish-based coach holiday company operates 16 coaches in total, all of which are specified on the Volvo chassis.
The new 57-seater vehicles have been specified with Volvo's 460bhp 13-litre diesel engine, coupled to the company's I-Shift automatic gearbox.
"Lochs and Glens has always been a traditional Volvo operator," explains transport manager Steve Nicols.
"Five of the new vehicles are being operated by us, the remaining three are in our livery and are working on our holiday programme, but are actually owned and operated by Leeming Bar based Procters Coaches."
"Obviously we've had Volvo B13Rs before so we knew what we were getting. The key factors for us in determining vehicle selection were fuel economy, reliability and engine power," he continues.
Commenting on his choice of the 460bhp engine, he adds: "We need the extra torque up here in Scotland, because the vehicles are regularly travelling over steep terrain to reach any one of our seven idyllic hotel locations."
