With almost three years in the market and a track record that has allowed them to reach nearly a thousand units deployed in the country, DAF Mexico , in its quest to continue advancing in the market, has now delivered a tractor-trailer on loan to Transportes Monroy Schiavon (TMS) .
The unit that TMS ( a member of the Top 100 of Automotive Transport® ) will be testing is the XG 480 tractor truck with a capacity to develop 480 hp, and which integrates all the passive and active safety tools such as retarder, vision cameras and proximity sensors, as well as a better vision from the incorporation of the new cab that improves the angles for the operator.
The delivery of the tractor unit on loan was managed by the Kenworth DAF Metropolitanos dealership , which together with DAF Mexico will be monitoring the unit’s performance.
“Our goal with this loan agreement is to conduct a performance test of the vehicle on one of the many routes they have throughout our country. They are highly professional in their performance measurement infrastructure, they have several brands in their fleet, so they have a lot of experience in getting the most out of the vehicles and at the same time being able to conduct an objective test with measurable results,” Jorge Cañedo, Sales Director of DAF Mexico, told T21.
During the delivery of this unit, TMS executives, led by Raúl Monroy Reus, president of the company, and Raúl Monroy Otero, deputy general manager, were presented with all the benefits of the technology incorporated in the DAF XG unit , the advances in the design of the cab, the PACCAR engine powertrain and the ZF transmission; elements that allow for better performance and, compared to the previous generation of the XG model, have a fuel savings of 10 percent.
“We know that TMS is a national leader in transportation, and for us, delivering our state-of-the-art XG unit allows us to have high expectations for the trial with this fleet. We appreciate TMS’s openness to working with us, and I am sure that we will build an increasingly stronger relationship and will certainly have a fleet operating here in the future,” emphasized Fabrizio Bartolini, General Manager of Kenworth DAF Metropolitanos.
One of the elements highlighted by the executives of DAF and Kenworth DAF Metropolitanos is the advantage that will be gained by integrating the XG tractor truck into the TMS fleet with the operators, who are already familiar with cab-over vehicles , which then turns out to be one of the most challenging factors in fleets.
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