Leyland 4-tonne truck

The Leyland 4-tonne truck was made by Leyland Trucks in Lancashire for the British Army, which chose it to replace its fleet of older Bedford M-type 4-tonne trucks. It shares key parts with the commercial 45 Series light truck. Eight prototypes went to the Ministry of Defence in December 1987 for trials against Volvo and Bedford, and in June 1989 Leyland Trucks won a contract worth 155 million pounds for 5,350 vehicles over five years. Production vehicles were handed over from July 1990 using largely British-sourced components, deliveries began in August 1990, and contracted deliveries ended in April 1995. About 650 were kept past the official 2014 out-of-service date, and a small number were exported.