Pictured above: Swinglers' Anthony Thompson with the
new truck and two of their prized steam engines
The Walsall-based truck dealer, the Hartshorne Group has
supplied a giant Volvo tractor unit and trailer to a Midland heavy
haulage company which has an interesting sideline in vintage steam
engines.
Hartshorne has supplied a new Volvo FH 13-litre 6x4 double-drive
tractor unit and a four-axle heavy duty trailer to Nottingham-based
J. Swingler Transport to add to its five-strong fleet. It's the
fourth Volvo that Swingler's has bought from Hartshorne.
The new vehicle will mainly be used to transport heavy plant and
road planers for motorway construction, but it will also be used to
carry vintage steam engines to functions and rallies around the
country.
Swinglers - based in West Bridgford, Nottingham - has more than
25 years experience in haulage for the construction industry, as
well as carrying manufacturing plant and fabrications, agricultural
equipment and tracked and railway vehicles.
The company also has a collection of vintage steam engines,
including two showmans' engines, a steam roller and a collection of
vintage tractors. These working engines are exhibited at shows,
rallies and promotional events, and are also used for weddings, and
occasionally funerals.
Anthony Thompson, whose father-in-law began the company, said
the new Volvo - in classic coachwork livery - would join the other
Volvos on his fleet which did sterling work for haulage customers
across the country.
The Hartshorne Group is the Volvo Trucks agent for the Midlands,
with 12 depots across central England.