The Environment Agency has taken delivery of two Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles to support its nationwide incident response role. The vehicles will be used when rapid deployment of equipment and personnel are needed to support flood emergencies in locations across the country. This will include transporting excavators, machinery and other essential equipment.
The vehicles have been specified to meet the tough demands of emergency response work. This includes being ADR compliant to enable the safe transportation of large fuel cells required to support continuous operation of emergency pumps and generators during prolonged incidents.
Due to their wading capacity, the Unimogs can transport large pumps to locations where they are most needed and deliver materials and equipment into areas already flooded – often when other vehicles cannot get through.
Ross Paterson, head of special trucks, Daimler Truck UK said: “Adding two Unimogs to the Environment Agency’s incident fleet will help them provide incident response activities to locations needing specialist equipment. The support, handover and training provided to the Environment Agency by South Cave Tractors, has been exceptional and a perfect demonstration of what we can offer customers.”
