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When the going gets tough CBNME previews a new giant for the construction sector
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he concept behind the SLT is simple: toughness and strength. Almost a side-show to its mainline model siblings, the new SLT range variants of the Actros and Arocs also launched last month. Capable of pulling a gross combination weight of 250T, the SLT heavy haulage range is available with three or four axles. So confident is Mercedes62
Trucks in the SLTs it is almost pushing fleets to test them to their limits in its launch notes. “Heavy-duty haulage covers some of the most challenging tasks in the transport industry, moving items such as giant turbines and transformers, marine diesel engines, machinery, boilers, and wind power plants,” says the company. “Heavy-haulage
// construction business news me // May 2018
vehicles transport loads of several hundred tonnes, with up to 250t GCW when working solo and up to 750t GCW when working in a train of up to three tractor units. This can result in tractor/trailer combinations of 50 or even 100m in length, which thanks to sophisticated technology in the new SLT models, nevertheless remain manoeuvrable to the nearest centimetre.”