At a glance
Operator: DA Garnham, Diss, Norfolk
Make & Model: Volvo FH 540
Engine: DC13C540 12.8-litre six-cylinder
Power: 540hp @ 1450-1900rpm
Torque: 2600Nm @ 1050-1450rpm,
Gearbox: I-Shift 12-speed auto with construction and off-road software
Operator: D.A Garnham, Diss, Norfolk
Some trucks just look right. This flat-roofed, twin-wheeled tag-axle Volvo FH has that star quality. It has already scooped silverware at home and abroad during 2020. It won a third place on its debut at Party on the Pitch, then scooped a first place at Truckfest Peterborough before going on to pick up a total of seven trophies.
Marc Corbyn is the lucky guy who gets to drive the Volvo every day and while he’s delighted with the way the project turned out, he’s even more taken aback at the reception the truck has received.
And now, the truck has been awarded the trophy for Truck & Driver Truck of the Year – we asked for nominations and there were none more excitedly written than the ones that came in for this. We were able to photograph the truck just before it went into service this summer, and T&D reader Ian Moxon got a couple of snaps of it at work in the forest in October. This is no pampered showpiece, nor does it have a comfortable life on the highway running from one RDC to the next, this truck disappears each day into the forests of Thetford with Marc where he loads up with timber using the trailer-mounted Palfinger crane.
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