Norbert Dentressangle has taken 13 new Renault trucks from BRS for its Mitsubishi Electric contract, following fuel returns of more thsn 13mpg on a Renault Midlum demonstrator.
BRS supplied five Renault Premium 270.18 4x2 rigids, five Midlum 270.18 and three Midlum 180.08, all with Optitronic automated gearboxes, on a five-year R&M contract. They are being used on nationwide, multi-drop and next day distribution.
"We chose the Optitronic automated transmission [because of] the excellent fuel economy we recorded with a Renault Midlum 18-tonne demonstrator in July 2012, which increased our fuel returns by 7%," states Peter Firm, contract manager for Norbert Dentressangle.
The company now has an additional 40 Renault Midlums on order, through BRS, for delivery later in the year.