Green Group regroups with 101 new Mercs

South Yorkshire logistics pro­vider The Green Group is taking 101 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units from Asset Alliance Group on three-year contract-hire as part of a major replacement programme across its 150-strong truck fleet.

Eighty-six Actros BigSpace tractors will be joined by 15 spe­cially-liveried GigaSpace units, as Green Group celebrates 15 years in business. The Mercedes-Benz Actros BigSpace tractor units are specified with three-way camera systems and adaptive cruise control to boost safety. They are fitted with Samsara’s telematics system, while drivers also benefit from comfort and media packag­es. The GigaSpace units benefit from an even higher specification, and their cabs are finished in a distinctive green and black livery.

The new Mercs will be based at depots in Rotherham, Manches­ter, Milton Keynes and Livingston, providing contract logistics, gen­eral haulage and warehousing services to a long list of custom­ers across the UK.

Tom Lister, managing director of The Green Group, said: “These trucks will be serving a lot of blue-chip customers, covering about 120,000 km per year, so reliability, increased uptimes and the latest technology are all really important for us and will help in enhancing our credibility as a na­tional logistics provider.

“Bringing these new assets on board will also really help in driv­er comfort and retention, further improving the image of the busi­ness.

“Our business has expanded rapidly since we formed in 2008 and we were keen to mark our successful achievements in style.

“Discussions with Asset Alli­ance Group made it possible to bring in these high-spec trucks, which will help our anniversary celebrations go with a real bang.

“Availability of trucks is key for us, and they offered us some­thing that other companies couldn’t. Asset Alliance Group do things differently in that they already have an extensive exist­ing fleet, full fleet service support and a sizeable new vehicle pro­curement programme, which is one of the things that attracted us to them.”