Mercedes-Benz Actros Titans grip on Cadzow fleet
High-profile abnormal load specialist Cadzow Heavy Haulage has a new flagship – a mighty Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan which is plated for Special Types operation at 250 tonnes gcw.
The truck left the Mercedes-Benz plant at Wörth as a specially prepared 6x4 tractor unit powered by a 448kW (609hp) V8 engine. It was then sent to the renowned Titan Spezialfahrzeugbau GmbH, of Backnang, near Stuttgart, where it was converted to 8x4 specification.
As well as adding the extra steering axle and other, ancillary equipment required for heavy haulage operation, Titan extensively reinforced the chassis. Pressure on space also necessitated relocation of the air tanks, batteries, exhaust stack and hydraulic transmission coolers behind the cab, along with the 900-litre fuel and 95-litre AdBlue tanks.
Cadzow is based in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and operates three other Mercedes-Benz Actros Titans. Supplied by Bellshill dealer Western Commercial, the latest truck is its first from the new-generation Actros range launched last year and cost some £180,000.
“Our Mercedes-Benz Titans have done us proud since we bought our first two from Western Commercial in 2003,” said Cadzow Managing Director Jim Macauley. “They’ve always been man enough for the job and very reliable, our only outlays having been on the kind of wear and tear items you would expect.
“There’s no doubt that Mercedes-Benz makes a good heavy truck, which explains why most of the guys in this very specialised business choose to run them.”
Cadzow’s latest Actros Titan has a Long Distance sleeper cab that boasts numerous optional extras, including air-conditioning, comfort suspension seats for both the driver and co-driver, tinted windows, a pop-up electric roof, a refrigerator and a CD-Radio with Bluetooth phone connection.
“Unsurprisingly,” added Mr Macauley, “our driver Campbell Stewart is over the moon with his new truck.”
Founded in 1957 with a 2.0-ton Morris truck by Mr Macauley’s father, also James, Cadzow is now a leader in the transportation of loads weighing up to 400 tonnes. The company works extensively across the mining and quarrying industry, as well as the engineering sector.
