FAMILY-OWNED AND RUN R. I. Stamper Haulage Ltd., based at Kirkbride, near Wigton in Cumbria, has taken delivery of a brace of identically specified Volvo FH-480 6x2 pusher axle tractors to join their 15-strong fleet to be used for livestock and general haulage.

John Stamper, son of the founder and owner of the business said “We’ve always had Volvo’s in the fleet dating back to an F86 in 1978. The new FH’s are very good on fuel which will only get better as the drivers get used to them.  Other fleets round here have taken trucks with I-Shifts and they say they’re very good. So I thought it would be a good move to fit these with I-Shift as well.” Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus North located at nearby Carlisle, both trucks are maintained on Volvo R & M contracts and work on livestock haulage 90% of the time. John said, “We want the new wagons on the livestock run’s for reliability.”

“The local Dealer has been very good,” John Stamper continued,” I was very impressed by how they took all the drivers out and showed them how to get the best out of the trucks. They were very attentive, they tried their hardest and the price was right. We decided to go for Volvo for the reliability. But they’re very good for manoeuvring and good for getting into the farms.”