Cadzow acquire new Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan

Cadzow Heavy Haulage, an abnormal load specialist, has acquired a new vehicle; a huge Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan. The vehicle was made at the Mercedes-Benz facility in Wörth, and features a customised 6x4 tractor unit, equipped with a V8 engine that delivers 609 hp. It was subsequently converted into an 8x4 version at the Titan Spezialfahrzeugbau GmbH.

In order to prepare the vehicle for the operations that it will be required to undertake, the chassis was significantly reinforced by Titan, and the air tanks, batteries, exhaust stack and transmission coolers were moved in order to maximise space. It also features a 900-litre fuel tank.

Cadzow Heavy Haulage is a Lanarkshire based firm, and this is the fourth Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan that they will have acquired, and they were supplied by Western Commercial, a dealer which also deals with tipper trucks for sale. Managing Director Jim Macauley said, Our Mercedes-Benz Titans have done us proud since we bought our first two from Western Commercial in 2003. 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.

The vehicle features a luxurious long distance sleeper cab, which features uspended seats, air-conditioning, a refrigerator and a blue-tooth compliant CD-radio player. Jim Macauley commented, Unsurprisingly, our driver Campbell Stewart is over the moon with his new truck.