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Winners Alright! Fleet Transport Irish Truck of the Year Awards 2022 Winners announced in association with AIB Finance & Leasing The winners of the seventeenth running of the Fleet Transport Irish Truck of the Year 2022 Awards, in association with AIB Finance & Leasing have been announced. Following comprehensive appraisals of all the contenders, winners include MercedesBenz, Volvo Trucks and Iveco. In the Fleet Transport Irish Green Commercial of the Year Awards 2022, supported by Gas Networks Ireland, Dennis Eagle, Renault Trucks, Mercedes-Benz and MAN were successful.
In the Flagship Tractor-unit category, the recently launched Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 2 caught the imagination, achieving the most votes from the expert jury panel.Volvo Trucks scooped the two main prizes in the Distribution rigid classes. The Volvo FM 330 4x2 won the Medium class and the Volvo FM 380 6x2 took the honours in the Heavy 26t GVW section. Alongside the prize-winning diesel
powered trucks, the Fleet Transport Irish Green Commercial of the Year Awards featured two alternative powered divisions – natural gas and electric. Iveco’s achievement in being one of the early advocators of natural gas right across its model line from light to heavy commercials is noteworthy. On this occasion, the new Iveco S-WAY NP (Natural Power) with its 460hp CNG powered tractor-unit was rewarded with the heavy-duty class, with the Daily NP CNG was victorious in the light commercial segment. Gas Networks Ireland is the associate sponsor for these awards. Zero emission trucks and vans were also honoured with specially commissioned stained-glass prize by Magpie Art. In the heavy-duty Electric category, Dennis Eagle picked up its first major title with its new eCollect all-electric refuse truck, while in the Distribution sector, the new Renault Range D16 Z.E. 4x2 rigid was recognised here. At the lighter end, the new Maxus eDeliver 9 electric and the MercedesBenz eVito 111 were acknowledged. Paying tribute to the award victors, Jarlath Sweeney, Group Editor, Fleet Transport said: “Congratulations to the prize winners, all worthy victors in a
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high quality competition. While diesel power will be with us for years to come, it was great to see an increasing number of more environmentally friendly commercials becoming available from manufacturers in the natural gas and electric fields. Thanks again to the truck
and van brands for their co-operation and to the sponsors AIB Finance & Leasing and Gas Networks Ireland.” Based on the International Truck of the Year (IToY) rules, the annual award is presented to the truck introduced into the market in the previous 12 months, which has made the most significant contribution to road transport efficiency. Only trucks available for the group test exercise are eligible for judging and voting. This judgement relies on several critical criteria, including technological innovation, comfort, safety, driveability, fuel economy, environmental ‘footprint,’ and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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