Marvtech shows Macs Trucks

Lancashire-based Marvtech had two products at RTX in the Macs Trucks livery: a new asphalt tipper body and an economically gas-fuelled hotbox.

Marvtech director Craig Ramplee said the tipper was a new product aimed at local authorities, utility companies and road repair businesses that move a mix of loads and equipment to sites.

The design of the universal body is for 7.5-tonne and 12-tonne GVW units. The drop sides, floor and tailgate, fitted with two chutes, are all insulated for any asphalt it transports.

Ramplee added: “We use high-density foam in the floor and mineral wool in the sides.”

The tipper body is also the first foray into making alternative bodies to hotboxes, which the company is known for. For these, Marvtech has developed a range of heated equipment products to suit different applications from transport to static operations. On the stand was an auger-driven hotbox on the back of a DAF LF. “This has a powered burner that we can control for the heat-up process from 5kW to 40kW using just one burner, instead of a more traditional atmospheric burner.”

15.65m trailers. “Trucks cost a lot more these days and prices are likely to go up again next year, so with a longer semi if you’ve got the ability to carry 15% more, why wouldn’t you?” he said.

Refuse collection trucks are just as likely to be overloaded as other types of trucks are.

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Weighing’s WasteWeigh package prevents this from happening by shutting down the body’s waste compactor once the maximum legal load has been reached.

It can also act to ensure that the load is correctly redistributed across the rear axles.