GCE adds Bell B30Ds to fleet

GCE Hire Fleet has purchased its first Bell machines, in the shape of six B30D articulated dump trucks.
One of the main reasons for purchase was that the Mercedes engines in the B30Ds are not only certificated to European emission standards, but also for the US, where GCE sells much of its used equipment.
GCE company director William Bordman said the hire income basically covers the finance and running costs of the machine but the resale value provides its main profit. "The US is one of our major markets for used machines," Bordman said.
In selling to America, he believes the company maximises the residual value of its fleet. This option would not be available if the machines were not certificated to US EPA regulations.
"The Bell trucks have EPA certification so we can sell them into the US and this was one of the major considerations for buying them," Bordman said.
The 27.3t payload units are fitted with flotation 30x65 tyres and join a fleet of 60 machines - up to a third of which are ADTs.