National Veterinary Service
The UK’s largest wholesale supplier to the veterinary industry has ensured compliance for operation in London and other cities by switching from tractor units with big, flat-floored cabs, to narrower, lower variants, all Mercedes-Benz. Working from National Veterinary Services’ headquarters in Stokeon-Trent, the 11 new Actros pull temperature controlled semi-trailers and service a network of 11 hubs which, in turn, deliver to some 2,700 veterinary practices nationwide. Supplied by eStar Truck & Van, the new Actros are all 2545 models. Their StreamSpace cabs are 2.3m wide and have 170mm engine tunnels. This combination, together with the Mercedes-Benz MirrorCam technology and the additional windows fitted in the lower half of the nearside doors by Astra Vehicle Technologies, of Ellesmere Port, means the trucks attract an impressive three Direct Vision stars from Transport for London. Powered by 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engines that produce 330kW (450hp) and maintained under Mercedes-Benz Finance contract hire agreements by eStar Truck & Van’s Stoke branch.