Dasco Construction opts for Fuso Canter tippers

Wigan-based Dasco Construction has expanded its fleet of Fuso Canter tippers to replace older van-based vehicles.

The company now runs a fleet of more than 75 small tippers, vans and pickups.

Dasco’s Canters are all 3.5-tonne 3C13 models, with Comfort cab and 2,500 mm wheelbases – one of six lengths available – and were fitted with Scattolini aluminium tipping bodies at the FUSO factory in Tramagal, Portugal.  

In the past it has chosen van-derived chassis but, said chairman and founder David Rothwell, this time there was an appetite for something stronger.

He said: “Van conversions are all very well but as time has gone on, and the size of our jobs and the distances we travel has grown, it’s become clear that we need vehicles that are built to deal with a tougher working life. The Fuso Canter is a ‘proper truck’ with a rugged ladder-frame chassis, and fits that bill perfectly.

“The cab-over-engine design suits our requirements well too. It allows for a very tight turning circle, which is a big advantage on building sites and in busy town centres, and there’s easy access for any maintenance.”

Much of the company’s workload involves carrying out planned and reactive maintenance for social housing providers across the North-West, and undertaking everything from groundworks to station facility construction for the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade rail infrastructure project.

Dasco Construction's new Fuso Canters were supplied by the Bolton outlet of Dealer Ciceley Commercials.