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Heavy haulage industry ‘big hitter’ Collett has hailed its “fantastic” new Mercedes-Benz Arocs SLTs, after completing its first major assignment with the two purpose-built tractors. Winner of the prestigious Operator of the Year trophy at 2017’s The Heavies awards – its second success in the ...
So impressed was Bristol-based Plant Speed with the 250-tonne Mercedes-Benz tractor unit it purchased from local Dealer City West Commercials nearly three years ago, that it has just commissioned a second. The new arrival is an 8×4 Arocs 4163S model from the Euro 6 SLT range launched last ...
Barnstaple-based Nick Sampson Mechanical Engineering has awarded top marks for manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency to its first Mercedes-Benz heavy haulage tractor unit. The 155-tonne Arocs 3363S was supplied by South-West Dealer City West Commercials in October 2014, giving the operator plenty ...
The new owners of Norfolk-based Quinto Crane & Plant have underlined their determination to go for growth by investing in a new Mercedes-Benz heavy haulage tractor and trailer. However, the combined cost of the 155-tonne Arocs 3363 S and its six-axled Nooteboom low-loader pales alongside ...
Mercedes-Benz SLT: Heavy haulage specialists haven’t warmed to automated manual transmissions (amts) as much as regular 44-tonne operators, generally preferring manual boxes. HeavyTorque have been to Germany and driven something that may change their minds. Ian Norwell reports from Munsingen ...
When it comes to investing in new equipment, Southern Cranes & Access doesn’t do things by halves. Latest additions to the company’s truck fleet are a pair of 150-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units which work in tandem with a new Liebherr self-propelled crane worth £2 million. The ...
An Arocs SLT heavy haulage tractor unit took centre stage at the inaugural Heavies celebration, where Mercedes-Benz carried off the ‘Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year’ trophy. Organised by the publishers of HeavyTorque, the only magazine dedicated to those for whom the abnormal is normal, the ...
