Press release

After 12 days of competition, 5,000 timed kilometres of racing and more than 50 hours on full throttle, Team De Rooy IVECO has completed the Dakar Rally 2020.

After a very sandy fifth stage in the Dakar Rally 2020, PETRONAS Team De Rooy IVECO proved once again its strength to overcome the most difficult terrain in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and fifty-three timed kilometres were necessary to link Al Ula and Ha’il, where most of the competitors arrived after a tough day at the wheel.

Sittingbourne-based Nicholls Transport says the environmental and business case for running heavy trucks on natural gas means now is the right time to start the transition away from diesel. Together with Gasrec, the firm has opened a refuelling station for pumping liquified natural gas (LNG) from its Kent base, which will be used to support an initial order for 10 Stralis NP 460 6x2 tractor units from local dealer Haynes Trucks.

IVECO lent its support to Wandsworth Council for yesterday’s London New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP) through the capital, helping to ensure the borough’s sustainable float had the minimum environmental impact as it drove the route before a crowd of more than 500,000 people and a televised worldwide audience of millions.