MAN Truck & Bus is making a big splash in the heavy-duty transport sector with the launch of its new TGX 41.640 8×4/4 heavy-duty tractor unit with a gross vehicle weight of 250 tons.
MAN celebrates the world premiere of the new 250-tonne heavy-duty tractor unit as a series solution ex worksNew heavy-duty truck is built as a complete vehicle at the Munich and Wittlich production sitesTop TGX expands MAN portfolio to 3.5 to 250 tonsFirst customer vehicle goes to MAN rental partner BFS.
MAN Truck & Bus is making a clear statement in the premier class of heavy-duty transport with the launch of a new TGX 41.640 8×4/4 heavy-duty tractor unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of 250 tons. The 640 hp four-axle vehicle easily moves large turbines weighing hundreds of tons for wind turbines, high-voltage transformers or entire submarines.
Among other things, the MAN TGX features a torque converter clutch, a special gearbox designed for extreme loads and powerful hydraulic and compressed air systems that enable precise steering and leveling of the 30 or more axles of heavy-duty trailers in any driving situation. The new heavy-duty range is a complete factory solution from MAN Individual: the four-axle base vehicle is produced at the Munich plant and then equipped with heavy-duty couplings, reinforced cooling and diesel and hydraulic tanks at the MAN Truck Modification Center in Wittlich.
The high-performance truck comes with the same comprehensive after sales, warranty, and financing services as all series vehicles. This makes MAN one of the few providers of series-based complete solutions from 3.5 to 250 tons and covers every transport task from light to heavy with the TGE, TGL, TGM, TGS and TGX models – also fully electric on request from 12 to 42 tons.
Friedrich Baumann, Executive Board Member for Sales & Customer Solutions at MAN Truck & Bus, unveiled the new tractor unit in the presence of around 80 international heavy-duty transporters: “With our new 250-ton tractor unit, we are returning to the supreme discipline of heavy-duty transport. Thanks to MAN Individual’s expertise, we are offering our customers a highly specialized vehicle that combines maximum performance, reliability and economy in one package.
In doing so, we are once again sending out a strong signal to simplify our customers’ business.” MAN has delivered the first new 250-tonne heavy-duty TGX to the German rental specialist BFS. The dark blue tractor unit is available for heavy-duty transport companies that require vehicles at short notice for particularly heavy-duty operations. “We are very proud to have the very first of these special high-performance trucks in our fleet! It is the perfect flagship for our special vehicle rental fleet and another highlight in our 60-year partnership with MAN,” says Jan Plieninger, Managing Director of BFS. He and his team are cooperation partners of MAN for commercial vehicle rental: from standard models and special vehicles to 250-ton trucks – with flexible short to long-term rental and supported by a comprehensive service network of over 90 MAN-owned workshops in Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and the Netherlands.
