Showing posts with label Actros. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Actros. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2022

Mercedes Actros

 One of the best known truck brands and truck models in the world is the Mercedes Actros. Although not sold in North America (I think they are sold everywhere else) they do show up here from time to time as part of custom-built vehicles. I managed to catch one today.

The day cab unit is part of an airport runway sweeper rig that is bound west. The actual sweeping apparatus is mounted on a trailer, which unfortunately I missed.

I did get a shot of its hauling rig, a Peterbilt from Triple J Heavy Hauling from Innisfail, Alberta.

The Actros was not particularly heavy, so it did not need the third axle on its Aspen trailer.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Actros update

More Canadian army Actros trucks arrived in Halifax by ship this week. So far I have not seen any of them leave the pier, but today I did spot two of the new Doll tank trailers that the tractor units are built to pull.
Mills Heavy Hauling used two of their veteran tractors to do the job, a Mack and a Western Star. If there was any doubt about the independent suspension of the axles, I offer the last photo in the series.