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Hutchinson invests in bespoke tankers to help GreenChem reach more customers
Hutchinson Transport has won more work with AdBlue supplier GreenChem and commissioned two bespoke rigid tankers.
The vehicles will allow GreenChem to deliver to sites that articulated tankers cannot reach. The first is now in service.
Sayers Tankers built both vehicles to GreenChem’s specification. Each is fitted with a dosing system that allows GreenChem to deliver EFFINOX® in bulk.
EFFINOX® is GreenChem’s premium AdBlue Solution. It contains an additive designed to remove existing urea deposits and prevent further build-up in the SCR system during low-load engine operation. These deposits can be a problem for vehicles on stop-start routes, where exhaust temperatures often stay low.
Hutchinson was already handling articulated AdBlue deliveries for GreenChem.
The idea for the new tankers came from a conversation between GreenChem technical sales manager Jack Haynes and Hutchinson managing director and co-owner Rhys Hutchinson about using rigid tankers to reach customers with restricted site access.
Rhys proposed having two bespoke rigid tankers built for the work. As a co-owner, he could authorise the investment immediately and committed to having the first ready within six months. Working with Sayers Tankers, Hutchinson met that deadline.
Hutchinson said: “Two tankers built to a customer’s specification are a significant commitment. They’re outside our standard fleet, but we’re prepared to invest in specialist equipment when that’s what a customer needs. GreenChem has given us more of its business, and we want to help it win more of its own.”
Haynes added: “We’ve been impressed by how much interest Hutchinson take in our business. They understand what we’re trying to achieve and are quick to suggest how they can help. The service they’ve provided on our articulated deliveries is why we’ve chosen to expand the relationship.
“When we discussed what we needed from a rigid tanker, Rhys proposed getting two tankers built specifically for us. He could make the investment decision himself, and the first vehicle was ready within the six months he promised.
“That response says more than any sales presentation could. Hutchinson have committed significant money to equipment built around our requirements. It gives us a dependable rigid tanker service and the ability to supply customers we previously couldn’t reach.”