Suffolk-based frozen and chilled distribution operators Moores Refrigeration Controlled Transport (MRCT) are preparing to celebrate 40 years in business as a family firm – with new Volvo tractor units flying their fleet’s flag and plans for continued growth.
Managing Director Graham Moore – who began the company’s move to its present, largely Volvo fleet in 1985, attributes MRCT’s long relationship with the marque to the support provided by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia. “We’re between three depots here,” he says of their location at Eye,near Diss, “and we have a good relationship with all of them. We always get good service from the Volvo Dealer network in East Anglia. On top of that the trucks themselves are liked by the drivers, economical to run and, taken with the overall package, they fit our needs the best.”
MRCT’s latest 6×2 FH-480’s, with Globetrotter XL cabs and I-Shift automated transmission, are part of a fleet of over 100 which has grown dramatically over the years.
Graham says: “In our business of delivering temperature controlled goods to all the major retailers we have very strict deadlines to achieve and therefore must operate trucks with the utmost reliability. We work in partnership with our customers and have agreed to invest in the most eco-friendly vehicles with the most fuel efficient engines as we work towards greener miles. All of this along with driver acceptability means that Volvo fits our requirements best.”
Over the four decades of operating, Graham remarks that truck quality has changed beyond recognition. What has not changed is MRCT’s family philosophy of being pro-active to customer requirements allowing them to offer the highest possible service levels while always planning for the future. “I’m coming up to retirement myself now,” says Graham, “and we already have the next family generation in place within our logistics, administration and maintenance departments. This forward planning will secure our future as a family business. One that, we believe, will continue to grow long into the future.”
