Iveco has joined forces with the Freight Transport Association to call on the UK Department for Transport to allow on-road trials of 18m articulated trucks. As part of the programme, the firm recently ran a series of trials at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. These, in front of an audience of civil servants, trade associations, MPs and media, used the first 18m artic tested in the UK. The longest artic allowed in Europe is 16.5m; the extra 1.5m that Iveco wants will allow trailers to carry the equivalent of four more Euro pallets or eight roll-cages, equivalent to 12% more load capacity. The move would also allow hauliers to carry 48ft ISO containers.
Tags: 18 metre truck, Iveco Stralis