61 Foton trucks called to duty in Valenzuela City

61 Foton trucks called to duty in Valenzuela City

MANILA: Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian, together with the Office of Senator Win Gatchalian, tapped Foton Philippines for  official vehicles in government projects and programs of the city of Valenzuela.

Forty-two Foton Tornado 4.4C mini dump trucks and 19 Foton Gratour midi trucks were formally turned over to Mayor Gatchalian and Senator Gatchalian at the Valenzuela City Hall grounds.

Senator Gatchalian stated, “These units are specialty vehicle trucks — a utility truck for the delivery of relief goods and an animal control unit. Our strategy is to give it to the local towns so they can render faster service to the people.”

The Foton Gratour will serve as the city’s official animal control vehicle. The truck’s compact dimensions will be beneficial in passing through the narrow streets in some of the city’s barangays so they will be able to capture stray dogs that may possibly harm the city’s residents. Mayor Gatchalian mentioned that Valenzuela is the first city in the Philippines to have animal control units.

The Foton Gratour is motivated by a 1.5-liter gasoline mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The engine produces a maximum power of 110hp and a maximum torque of 142Nm.

With its maximum payload capacity of 4,590 kg, the Foton Tornado 4.4C will be highly functional in the city’s various community programs. The truck’s 4CMB dump box will be an efficient carrier of heavy loads of relief goods.

“The idea of the dump truck came to me during the pandemic. We wanted to distribute 200,000 food packs in one week, so Mayor and I discussed that with these types of vehicles, the barangays can be more pro-active. Plus the units are multi-purpose so the barangays can use them for other needs,” explained Senator Gatchalian.

The Foton Tornado 4.4C is powered by an ISF 3.8 Cummins diesel engine, which delivers maximum power of 154hp and maximum torque of 500Nm.

Senator Gatchalian believes that the public service in the city of Valenzuela is now made easier with Foton.

Photos from Foton Philippines

Also read: MIAS Wired: Foton PH embraces new normal with improved Gratour TM 300 line

Hazel Nicole Carreon

Hazel Nicole Carreon

Hazel is a news and feature writer for ZigWheels Philippines. She studied communication at De La Salle Lipa, where she was exposed to writing about various topics, which later has become her passion and now her career.

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