<div><div><p><strong>A reputation</strong> for keeping his truck spotless has led the boss of Malcolm Group to entrust the keys of the company&rsquo;s S730 flagship to <strong>Greig &lsquo;Chook&rsquo; Redfern</strong></p></div></div>

- Kevin Swallow

Back in 2014, when Volvo Trucks registered its 200,000th truck in the UK, it was Scottish logistics and construction giant Malcolm Group that took delivery. Group chief executive officer Andrew Malcolm took the keys of the FH16.750 6x2 push-axle tractor and handed them to Greig ‘Chook’ Redfern.

Operating out of Grangemouth, Falkirk, just off the M9, Chook drove the wagon for 30 months, clocking up more than 230,000km. “It went back in exactly the same condition as when it arrived,” Chook reveals with pride.

Eventually the FH16 will be displayed in the Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre when it is retired, but for now it is based in North Yorkshire under the stewardship of a second driver. To replace it, Chook was given the keys to a New Generation Scania S-series 730 Highline.

James Colbourne, regional sales director for Scania Scotland, confirms to T&D that this truck was the first New Generation Scania to go on the road in Scotland. “It has the biggest engine and it’s the flagship motor. Andrew wanted to try it and he is very happy with it,” he says.

“One of the changes with the New Generation Scania is that no two trucks are the same. Each truck is individually specified and unique to the customer.”

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Malcolm Group runs 480 trucks, which includes 100 tippers and skip