Not to mention that what really matters is a fleet truck reliably doing tens of thousands of KMs a year making money. Any old truck can ponse around Europe doing motorsports.
Kerbdog:
The look awesome, inside they are great too. Note how Stobart only really pays the money for a better truck when it really matters, note how he wont let the motorsport teams turn up with a poor Scania. Says it all !
Isnt that more do do with the motorsport teams being sponsord by merc??
Kerbdog:
The look awesome, inside they are great too. Note how Stobart only really pays the money for a better truck when it really matters, note how he wont let the motorsport teams turn up with a poor Scania. Says it all !
For the F1 thought they do the transport for Mercedes GP petronas, don’t think Merc would be to pleased if they’ve got a bunch of Renaults or Scanias sitting in the paddock.
Scarab:
It’s one thing that really lets most fleet motors down in my opinion.You are spending £60k - £90k on a motor and they give you a face full of plastic? the boss gets no more discount for it, it’s just profit going in the manufacturers pocket when they can charge you the extra £6k for getting rid of the horrible tacky stuff.
Sometimes the full face of plastic on fleet motors is because fleet purchasers do get a discount, and sometimes drive the spec down to a price. Then the manufacturers are counting on the service/R & M deal to make it back 
I seen them IRF mercs too, around Felixstowe. They dont look good in that livery, but I think it looks a nice motor
I’ve seen them on the m25 as well last week. Don’t stobarts run mega’s on the international side, I’m sure I’ve seen low ride scania’s before.
Kerbdog:
The look awesome, inside they are great too. Note how Stobart only really pays the money for a better truck when it really matters, note how he wont let the motorsport teams turn up with a poor Scania. Says it all !
Considering the units are destined to operate for the Mercedes F1 GP team its no surprise they won’t be turning up in a Scania.
TDL102:
Kerbdog:
The look awesome, inside they are great too. Note how Stobart only really pays the money for a better truck when it really matters, note how he wont let the motorsport teams turn up with a poor Scania. Says it all !Considering the units are destined to operate for the Mercedes F1 GP team its no surprise they won’t be turning up in a Scania.
not saying your wrong but I would of thought they would be silver.
Also seen a 12 plate Stralis all wrapped in Stobart colours yesterday. It looked pretty smart too IMO. 
Don’t know if it was a one off, or weather they have put a few on the road.
russell2587:
TDL102:
Kerbdog:
The look awesome, inside they are great too. Note how Stobart only really pays the money for a better truck when it really matters, note how he wont let the motorsport teams turn up with a poor Scania. Says it all !Considering the units are destined to operate for the Mercedes F1 GP team its no surprise they won’t be turning up in a Scania.
not saying your wrong but I would of thought they would be silver.
I’m not, there are some Silver ones out of the 23.
They could be for the franchise drivers.lol
If they’re going to be pulling the Merc F1 team, then Merc would have supplied the trucks free or at a very heavy discount… they won’t have any other competitor company’s truck pulling their F1 cars around (ie Renault, Scania, Volvo etc).
Plus it’s an advertising gimmick… show off the new model truck all over Europe in the big money machine that is F1
Yes they do have megas on international . I drive one.
Theres 2 stralis on the road right now,ones based in Penrith,not sure about the other one though.
I wouldn’t turn my nose up at one,they look quite smart as for the merc,nice truck but definitely not fleet trucks,not with some of the “professionals” that work here.
They’d be wrecked in a week,definitely one man,one truck vehicles.
Was told they got the ivecos free for 12 months on fuel trials iveco have said they return better than the volvos and scanias …oh yes jase further to our conversation other day have you hear owt yet …we’re all waiting to hear yet at crick …nudge nudge ull know what I’m on about
Hi Steve,in one word,no lol!
Just was told this morning that a mail’s been sent telling our manager that there’s 3 drivers out of his crew that have put their name forward but nothing else.
He mentioned that there’d been a lot of people put their name forward plus the outsiders whove applied and that because we worked here they’d be no need for assessments.
Wish they’d hurry up though.
Are the trucks still in crick Steve?
Nah sure there out and about I’ve seen 61 plates here Monday there not here there wa some 09 volvos there out to
JB:
Yes they do have megas on international . I drive one.
are you getting a merc then?
After seeing a few in the flesh, i dont like 'em anymore. I would prefer one of the ones that kerbdog has got in his avatar. They should have got them on the production line. Very very nice.
jase:
Theres 2 stralis on the road right now,ones based in Penrith,not sure about the other one though.
I wouldn’t turn my nose up at one,they look quite smart as for the merc,nice truck but definitely not fleet trucks,not with some of the “professionals” that work here.
They’d be wrecked in a week,definitely one man,one truck vehicles.
I think Mercs can handle being fleet trucks. They are well built and solid, unlike the Stralis. As much as I rate the Stralis highly, they fall apart too easily when different drivers jump in and out of them. If you want a Stralis to last, it has to be a one man truck IMO.
No Money for scania anymore?