Mac’s delivers to X-Hire and Eagle: fleet configuration notes for site engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Mac’s Truck Rental has supplied a 32‑tonne Volvo FMX 8×2 low‑profile beavertail on long‑term hire to X‑Hire Platforms, its first Volvo FMX chassis, selected for higher payload capacity and durability across mixed-access construction sites. Over the past year Mac’s Truck Sales has also delivered 12 DAF trucks to Eagle Plant Hire, including four new DAF XF 480 32‑tonne 8×2 rigid crane trucks with Fassi F710RA.2.26 cranes and DAF XD450 26‑tonne 6×2 flatbeds with Fassi F545RA.2.25 cranes, all with twist‑lock layouts engineered in‑house to secure 10–32 ft cabins and welfare units.
Technical Brief
- Low-profile access beavertail body on the Volvo FMX matches the geometry of X-Hire’s outgoing rigid.
- X-Hire’s commercial fleet totals 13 vehicles, with 10 supplied on long-term hire by Mac’s.
- Eagle Plant Hire’s fleet has expanded to 65 vehicles as it marks its 50th anniversary.
- Mac’s has delivered three DAF CF/XD 26-tonne 6×2 plant beavertails to Eagle for heavy machinery moves.
- Three DAF XD450 26-tonne 6×2 flatbeds at Eagle are fitted with Fassi F545RA.2.25 cranes.
- Twist locks are distributed across flatbed decks and drawbar trailers to secure 10–32 ft cabins and welfare units.
Our Take
With Volvo-branded 32 t FMX units in the mix, it is notable that other recent coverage shows Volvo Construction Equipment exiting its Rokbak articulated hauler line in Scotland by 2H 2026, which may tighten OEM support options for UK operators relying on heavier Volvo fleets.
Eagle Plant Hire’s move to expand its 65‑vehicle fleet with multiple 26–32 t DAF rigids and high-capacity Fassi cranes fits a pattern in our infrastructure database where UK plant hire firms are standardising around fewer chassis brands to simplify maintenance and driver training.
The long-term hire of 10 vehicles into X-Hire Platforms’ 13‑strong commercial fleet suggests Mac’s is effectively embedding itself as a quasi-fleet manager, a model that in other UK infrastructure pieces has tended to lock in bodybuilder–hire company relationships over full replacement cycles.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
