Caporegime
No, not some back street tart - a Swedish beauty! 
Got my chance to try out one of the first batch of Stobart / Irlam Scania R420's that will ,it appears, replace the DAF fleet currently run by James Irlam Logistics (Now part of the Stobart Group).
Enjoy the pictures.
R420 = R for the Series ,420 is the engine output in BHP.
What a superb piece of kit! Despite being a self confessed Scania enthusiast, I was not expecting the Scania to fare that well compared with the 07 plate DAF 105XF's Irlams currently run, they are very very good trucks, true to form however, Scania has come up with the goods. Better (except internal cab space) than the DAF in every way.
A Dash that looks more like that from a car than a truck.
Air Suspended seat with lumbar support.
Remote control central locking / Alarm.
It has Scanias "Opticruise" gearbox, an automatic with a clutch pedal! - in practice, it works very well, you use the clutch for pulling off & reversing, giving you far better control than the fully auto DAFs, as long as you keep the truck rolling, you forget the clutch altogether so traffic jams are not so bad. Its a compromise but a good one imo.
Got my chance to try out one of the first batch of Stobart / Irlam Scania R420's that will ,it appears, replace the DAF fleet currently run by James Irlam Logistics (Now part of the Stobart Group).
Enjoy the pictures.
R420 = R for the Series ,420 is the engine output in BHP.
What a superb piece of kit! Despite being a self confessed Scania enthusiast, I was not expecting the Scania to fare that well compared with the 07 plate DAF 105XF's Irlams currently run, they are very very good trucks, true to form however, Scania has come up with the goods. Better (except internal cab space) than the DAF in every way.
A Dash that looks more like that from a car than a truck.
Air Suspended seat with lumbar support.
Remote control central locking / Alarm.
It has Scanias "Opticruise" gearbox, an automatic with a clutch pedal! - in practice, it works very well, you use the clutch for pulling off & reversing, giving you far better control than the fully auto DAFs, as long as you keep the truck rolling, you forget the clutch altogether so traffic jams are not so bad. Its a compromise but a good one imo.
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