Truck and Track Summer 2025 www.truckandtrack.com 8 BUSINESS NEWS Adorned with brightly polished alloy wheels, a rooftop lightbar, airhorns and painted in the company’s standout orange livery, the new vehicle is set to make its presence known both within the company’s fleet and out on the road. Featuring the Flagship GX cab, the new vehicle is powered by MAN’s range-topping 15.2 litre, D38, Euro 6e, six-cylinder engine, producing 640hp (471kW) and 3000 Nm, between 1,050 and 1,450 rpm. Drive is provided by a silky smooth 12-speed MAN TipMatic® automated transmission. Established in 1973, by Chris Slowey senior, and with roots stretching back more than five decades, today Manfreight is the leading privately owned logistics company in Northern Ireland. Manfreight is now managed by the founder’s son, also named Chris, who has driven the company into new areas of business both throughout Ireland and in the UK. Headquartered in Portadown, in County Armagh, and with sites strategically located throughout Northern Ireland and the UK, they offer a level of service that is described, by customers, as second to none. Chris Slowey, Managing Director, Manfreight, commented, “As a business, we run an ever-evolving fleet which includes the latest model trucks featuring the highest level of specification and the lowest operating costs, so when Julian Brown from MAN Truck & Bus showed us a suitably specified TGX 640 we decided to see what it could deliver in terms of both efficiencies and driver comfort. The demonstrator vehicle proved a success with the transport office and, although it’s early days, we’re already seeing the efficiencies that Julian promised, which is very encouraging.” “We’re also getting positive driver reviews, notably the high levels of comfort and in-cab experience. This is important because we strongly believe in providing our drivers with a comfortable, safe and secure working environment.” Oozing with creature comforts and providing the driver with all the luxuries of home, this vehicle sets hearts racing with its high specification. Once inside, Manfreight’s driver is met by a wave of high-quality features, providing an ultra-comfortable home-from-home environment, including MAN Professional Navigation Media System with 12.3” display, MAN Advanced sound system with subwoofer, MAN SmartSelect infotainment control with touchpad, Smartphone integration, 12.3-inch Professional instrumentation, Fully retractable under bunk fridge, Multifunction leather steering wheel, Partial leather heated driver’s seat with air suspension with lumbar support, shoulder adjustment and climate control, Electric windscreen roller blind, Climatronic air conditioning, Bunk with 110 mm comfort mattress, MAN EasyControl, 22-inch Flatscreen TV, Microwave, Coffee maker, Driver’s airbag, Automatic wipers with rain sensor, LED light technology, Automatic driving light control with light sensors, MAN’s Acoustic turning warning device, Dimmable reading lights and a fold-away Dash mounted table tray. Featuring the award-winning and much-acclaimed GX Cab, the “hotel suite” among MAN truck cabs, Manfreight’s driver can rest in comfort when away from home, on an 800 x 2000mm mattress, featuring a wooden slatted frame. Chris added, “When on the road moving goods for our customers, I like our vehicles to purvey a professional image befitting of the high standards that we set across the business. This was important back in 1973 when Dad established the business and is still of utmost importance today.” “The Manfreight name came from a conversation in the early 1970s, with a sales representative who suggested it reflected the MAN truck that Dad used at the time. The name stuck and here we are today with a new flagship TGX 26.640 joining the fleet. With a new MAN truck and the opening of the new Belfast Chilled Warehouse Facility, it’s exciting times here at Manfreight.” concluded Chris. With a transport fleet of over 800 state-of-the-art vehicles, Manfreight, Ireland’s leading privately owned logistics company, takes delivery of a new fleet star, a shining new MAN TGX 26.640 Individual “Living the Dream” MAN TGX 26.640 Individual, adorned with brightly polished alloy wheels, a rooftop lightbar, airhorns and painted in the company’s standout orange livery TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TOALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk
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