Despite their high levels of engineering expertise, MAN Trucks do not appear to perform well in the tipper truck segment of the market. A typical MAN Tipper truck would be a 32-tonne MAN TGS 8×4 tipper – there are a few of the 7.5 tonne ot 12 tonne tippers available (TGL model) but these are totally outnumbered by other manufacturers such as DAF and Iveco in these segments. You will find examples of MAN tippers set up with manual gearbox and steel suspension – these are favourites for the export market, particularly the pre-Euro 6 versions.
A top-powered 510hp 8x4 MAN TGS is heading for the valleys to the door of South Wales haulier M&M Greene of Gorslas, near Llanelli. It will be involved in delivering bulk loads of sand and gravels to and moving spoil and muck-away from local projects and building sites. M&M Greene’s new TGS 32.510 is one of the first New Generation 32-tonne 8X4’s to enter service in South Wales. Purchased through MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd.’s Direct Sales function and prepared and PDI’d by Swansea based MAN Franchised dealer W.G. Davies, the new fleet edition supports the traditional and instantly…