Japanese Stallion

    The ever growing sprawl of the suburbs over recent

  years has led to an increase in the urban distribution

  task around our major centres. Not only has this meant

  running trucks further from the Distribution Centres,

  but it’s also resulted in the need for more trucks to cope

  with demand.

  This is a fairly hard fought market, with most

  manufacturers offering at least one model to service the

  urban/intrastate sector. It’s also a market segment where East meets West, with European truck makers competing on equal terms with the Japanese manufacturers, able for once to let image and customised paintwork give way to fuel efficiency and durability.

UD is no stranger to this market, and has just added another string to its bow with the option of an Eaton Autoshift gearbox on its GW470 model.