Acela Truck Company Offers Extreme-Duty Trucks

[kscarbel2]

Heavy Duty Trucking  /  June 22, 2017

Acela Truck Company (http://acelatruck.com/) has released its Monterra line of trucks. The company's core innovation is the development of a proprietary process that resets U.S. Army Family of [Austrian Steyr model 12m18-based] Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs) to a near-zero-mile condition. The trucks are then used in commercial markets — including oil and gas, mining, pipeline construction, and forestry — where current chassis are not equipped to perform.

Acela began developing its line of vehicles after several clients approached Acela President and CEO David Ronsen seeking a truck that could handle the extreme, rugged environments of the Canadian Oil Sands with a long life-cycle and a cost-effective price point. Versions of the Acela Monterra have proven themselves in the mines for over 7 years with a 96% documented uptime.

FMTVs were originally developed for the U.S. Army to withstand the harshest conditions during combat, and have achieved the U.S. Army's coveted "ultra-reliable" status for 17 years running. Acela Truck Company's proprietary reset process restores FMTVs for commercial use. The company's first model of trucks—the Monterra—boasts the industry's most robust and dependable design features, including drivetrains, frames, axles, suspensions, tires and other components specially designed to withstand the rigors of the most extreme environments. The four pillars of the Acela Truck Advantage are:

• Total Cost of Ownership
• Ease of Maintenance
• On- or Off-Highway Capability
• One-Year Warranty

The Monterra product line made its debut at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, earlier this month. Acela Truck Company joined Canadian truck body builder Brutus Truck Bodies at the event.

"The Monterra is undoubtedly the most extreme-duty truck ever introduced into the Canadian Market," notes Brutus CEO Curtis Turchak. "We are proud to be part of the official launch of Acela. We're confident that this line of trucks will be the number-one choice of chassis in the Canadian Oil Sands and related markets."

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[Jamaican Bulldog]

Acela? never heard of them but have seen the army trucks and always thought they were Oshkoshs.

[Dirtymilkman]

11 hours ago, Jamaican Bulldog said:

Acela? never heard of them but have seen the army trucks and always thought they were Oshkoshs.

I always thought that too. 

[kscarbel2]

Houston-based Stewart & Stevenson (better known for producing specialized equipment for the oil and gas industries) won a US government contract to supply FMTVs (family of medium tactical vehicles) in 1998, an Americanized version (Cat 3116, Allison MD3070PT) of the Steyr model 12M18 from Austria.

Armor Holdings bought Stewart & Stevenson's military vehicle division in 2006, and BAE bought Armor Holdings in 2007.

And then Oshkosh won the contract away from BAE in 2011 to build FMTVs, despite never having been involved in its development.

I like Oshkosh. I don't like the FMTV.

The FMTV's Steyr cab was assembled in the US in order to qualify for the U.S. contract by McLaughlin Body Company in Moline, Illinois from imported components.

[wigovsky]

Any chance that Acela Monterra will be popular? The using of a proven military chassis looks great. But there are a lot of drawbacks: old cabin, weak engines, etc. Check the interior shoot. Looks like the interior of a MAN truck from 1980s. Modern construction trucks have much better handlings, interior and more spacious cabins.

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[gxbxc]

They are just trying to cash in ,as there are a lot of these trucks becoming surplus on the open market.