kscarbel2 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Transport Engineer / December 24, 2015Transport and distribution business Moran Logistics has taken delivery of 50 new MAN TGX tractors and says it will be adding a further 80 to its fleet in 2016.The Lutterworth-based company’s additions are all TGX 26.440 tractors with XLX cabs and 12.4-litre six-cylinder engines, delivering 440bhp at 1,800 rpm.Owner Harry Moran was taken to the Munich factory by MAN to see one of his new vehicles rolling off the line.The company has 220 trucks and 330 trailers, and is a long-term MAN customer.A spokesman said: “We have tried different models in the past and we are impressed with what MAN has to offer. The whole package is attractive and there is a strong dealer network, too.“We have purchased 50 TGX 26.440 tractor units this year and we are gradually putting them in to service at our operating depots in Reading, Oswestry, Lockerbie, Manchester, Leeds, Lutterworth and Rugby.“We will be looking to add another 80 vehicles in 2016 to complement the current fleet.“MAN met the benchmark and that is why it won the tender. It has proved itself and delivered against expectations.”All the vehicles are supplied with a two-year repair and maintenance contract.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Used MAN trucks in the middle east, great trucks, if we could but them here we would use them. really great trucks, can't beat the desert package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Used MAN trucks in the middle east, great trucks, if we could but them here we would use them. really great trucks, can't beat the desert package. But they are as ugly as sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 But they are as ugly as sin.I think Americans are unaccustomed to global market COE design, simply because they never see them. But speaking as someone around them, the MAN TGX is a reasonable looking truck, and certainly far ahead of the US market trucks in terms of cutting edge design.The Western Star 5700 is a truck I'd term as "ugly as sin". No doubt Daimler hired the exterior designer responsible for creating the Griswold's Wagon Queen Family Truckster station wagon in the first Vacation movie.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Looks like a mother in law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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