Giti Tyres Big Test | Self-help Special

 
Giti Tyres Big Test
 September 2018     Iveco Trakker AD500 8X4   Story: Wayne Munro | Photos: Gerald Shacklock

Giti Tyres Big Test: Self-help Special

Canterbury logtruck operator Steve Murphy reckons that the reason he has so many makes in his fleet is largely down to longtime truck dealer Dale Greaves.

Over the past 37 years or so, Greaves has, at different times, sold new Fords, Hinos, Sterlings, Fusos/Mitsubishis, Nissans/UD Trucks, MANs, Western Stars, Freightliners and Mercedes-Benz.

And along the way SML (Steve Murphy Ltd) has bought a fair few of those makes from him - including 20 Fusos...starting back in 1999. Plus som...

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