We seem to be having a run on scrap metal merchants on Biglorryblog lately. And why not? Anyway word reaches me that just one year after buying its first Mercedes Actros metal recycling specialist John Lawrie (you can see their website at www.johnlawrie.com) has taken delivery of its fifth----this smart 480hp, 6x2 Actros 2548LS and, like its predecessors, it naturally boasts a range-topping, flat-floored MegaSpace cab. Its arrival means that half of the company's 10 tractors now wear the three-pointed star.The truck pulls a bulk tipping trailer designed and built to Lawrie's own specification by HF Moir, of
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Meanwhile ops director Dave Weston tells me: "We bought our first Actros partly because it was available at the right price and the right time. Of course, we were also confident that we were buying a high-quality vehicle. It performed well and was soon joined by two more. We still look at the market when we buy a truck but the Actros continue to be reliable and cost-effective.
"They are also well-liked by our drivers, while John R. Weir [the local dealer] gives us competitive prices and good delivery times. Everything works so well there's been no reason to change." And who is Biglorryblog to argue with that...