32 tonne trucks or 32 tonners are also known as 8-wheelers, four axle rigids or 8×4 (or 8×2) trucks. The ‘32 tonnes’ relates to the gross vehicle weight (total maximum weight of the truck chassis, body and load). These trucks help to build our country. They are extremely popular in the construction sector – from an 8×4 tipper on road building fitted with an insulated tipping body for Tarmac to an 8×2 truck with a heavyweight truck mounted crane for heavy lifting jobs about the site. Other key sectors include waste and bulk feeds and grain – anything that you need to cram into a bulk truck body! Used 32 Tonne Trucks: If you are interested in narrowing down your search further, you can view the two main types of rigid truck that make up the 32-tonne category.
These trucks only have one drive axle – of the remaining three, one, two or all three of them could be used for steering. The configuration could vary, depending upon the loading requirements of the truck’s duty cycle.
Think beavertail/cheesewedge plant trucks or heavy machinery movers with large cranes. With only one drive axle, it is unlikely that these trucks are suited to off road building site work. That’s the job of an 8×4 32 tonner.
These 32-tonne trucks will be happy on and off building sites, as the additional drive axle provides more grip – albeit at the cost of a degree of manoeuvrability. Most of the 8×4 trucks will have all the wheels on the ground all the time, (no lift axles), although Scania launched a rear lift option for their double drive bogies in 2021.
Six new Volvo FMX tippers mark a significant advance for Kent – based Lime Logistics Ltd as they have all been specified with Thompsons’ lightest ever steel body, the Loadmaster X-Lite. Ideal for carrying a wide range of products including primary and recycled aggregates, road salt, sand and soil, these bodies bring together all the long-term benefits of strength, reliability and durability along with an industry – leading carrying capacity. Mounted on their Volvo FMX chassis, a 19.5 tonnes payload is easily achievable. “We always want to carry as much as we can, but never at the expense of reliability…
If you are an operator with a whole series of eight wheel tippers available to sell, then highlighting them on the front of the magazine will attract some attention. The trucks are high powered, 450HP, 2018 Scania P450 models with Thompsons Loadmaster Lite steel bodies complete with extra-long, heavy duty ram and Easy Sheet systems. Extra strong construction bumpers add protection to the cab and rooftop beacons add to safety. Buying directly from the operator means that any buyer should get themselves a good deal. with these trucks, available with a choice of mileages are available from £36,995 plus VAT.…
If you are an operator with a whole series of eight wheel tippers available to sell, then highlighting them on the front of the magazine will attract some attention. The trucks are high powered, 450HP, 2018 Scania P450 models with Thompsons Loadmaster Lite steel bodies complete with extra-long, heavy duty ram and Easy Sheet systems. Extra strong construction bumpers add protection to the cab and rooftop beacons add to safety. Buying directly from the operator means that any buyer should get themselves a good deal. with these trucks, available with a choice of mileages are available from £42,995 plus VAT.…
Two more new DAF XDC eight wheelers have just joined the Workington specialists in groundworks and plant hire fleet of Phillip Carruthers Ltd. And just like Carruthers’ previous XDC tippers, both are fitted with the same tipping set up. Carruthers acquires its trucks from stock vehicles held by MOTUS Commercials in Carlisle, which in turn looks to L. Townend Ltd of Holmfirth in Yorkshire to fit the chassis with their bodies and HARSH front end (FE) tipping cylinders. The completed tippers are then quickly snapped up by tipper operators across the region. Carruthers’ new 450hp XDCs with their single skin…
Oxford-based Smith & Sons (Bletchington) has returned to Volvo Trucks for a new batch of Volvo FMX tippers, following the impressive fuel economy the customer has witnessed in similar vehicles delivered in 2022. Supplied by Ryan Masters, Transport Solutions Executive, Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the latest arrivals – which directly replace competitor models in the fleet – consist of three FMX 420 8x4 and two FMX 330 6x4 trucks, all fitted with Charlton SuperLite bodywork. Fuel Economy is King Paul Needle, Fleet Manager, Smith and Sons (Bletchington), says: “We opted for Volvo two years ago due…