Trucks And Cranes
Mercedes-Benz Trucks
This Mercedes-Benz 4160 "Actros" from the German heavy transport company Hegmann Transit has brought a 3-bed-5 Nooteboom trailer with a Liebherr LH60 Industry excavator on it. This one has a weight between 55 and 60 tons (depending on the configuration).
(Amsterdam / the Netherlands, Sunday 08 October 2017)
The above Mercedes-Benz "Actros" was presented during the Open Day of the company J.Brouwer & Zn BV in Nieuwegein. On the low loader is a Volvo ECR 235EL crawler crane.
(Nieuwegein / the Netherlands, Saturday June 18, 2016)
This Mercedes-Benz 3053 SK ballast tractor from Pieper Spedition Schwertransporte from Dordmund (Germany), was present at the Mack & Heavy Transport Day in Amsterdam.
(Amsterdam / the Netherlands, Sunday 09 October 2016)
The above Mercedes-Benz 5044 "Actros" was shown during the Open Day of Boekestijn.
(Maasland / the Netherlands, Saturday May 11, 2013)
In the photo above we see a Mercedes-Benz 4165 "Actros" (Titan) from Van der Meijden transport from Koudekerk aan den Rijn. (Koudekerk aan den Rijn / the Netherlands, Saturday 28 March 2015)
Above we see a brand new Mercedes-Benz 3351 "Arocs" from Koninklijke Saan B.V. with a 6-axle Broshuis trailer behind it. The Mercedes-Benz "Arocs" has a 6x4 axle configuration. This combination was shown at
the "Broshuis Event". (Kampen / the Netherlands, Saturday January 14, 2016)
Mercedes-Benz "Actros" by Wim Rijnart. The driver of this combination was transporting sheet piling at the Moerdijk industrial estate, and came to take a break at the Van der Vlist port terminal. So I was able to photograph him! (Moerdijk / the Netherlands, Friday December 09, 2016)
The above Mercedes-Benz 2548 "Actros" from Broeders (part of Berg Transport from Oosterhout) is loaded with three very long piles. Berg Transport / Brothers drive on behalf of the concrete company Lodewikus which is located a short distance from Berg Transport.
(Oosterhout / the Netherlands, Sunday April 09, 2017)
The above Mercedes-Benz "Actros" was on the grounds of Westdijk. The trailer is loaded with a Bauer BG42 foundation machine. (Alphen aan den Rijn / the Netherlands, Saturday 26 Sept 2015,)
This Mercedes-Benz 1845 "Actros" has a mobile aerial work platform on the 3-axle Nooteboom trailer.
I was able to photograph them at the Mammoet Road Cargo location in Oudenbosch.
(Oudenbosch / the Netherlands, Wednesday July 11, 2018)
Still going strong! ... a somewhat older type Mercedes-Benz 2653 from crane rental company van Marwijk Zoeterwoude. (Zoeterwoude / the Netherlands, Tuesday, July 17, 2018)
This Mercedes-Benz 3355 "Actros" with behind it a 7-axle Nooteboom low loader was placed during the Mammoet Open Day in Schiedam. The low loader has a crew accommodation and the cargo consists of ballast blocks and outrigger plates. (Schiedam / the Netherlands, Saturday, September 22, 2018)
​A 4-axle Mercedes-Benz 4158 "Actros" from Boekestijn crane rental. On the 3-axle Nooteboom low loader is located a windmill generator. (Maasland / the Netherlands, Saturday, September 22, 2018)
This Mercedes-Benz "Arocs" from Hegmann Transit with an 11-axle Goldhofer low loader was present on the heavy transport day in Amsterdam. The load on the low loader consists of a crane arm segment of a Liebherr 996 excavator. This segment alone weighs 65 tons! This part and the rest of the crane was en route to Australia. These parts came from the Liebherr factory in Germany and were probably taken to a port in the Netherlands or Belgium for further sea transport.
(Amsterdam / the Netherlands, Sunday September 30, 2018)
At the "Broshuis Event" in Kampen was this Mercedes-Benz 4158 "Actros" from Jan Knijnenburg B.V. from The Hague. Behind this 8x4 heavy transport tractor is a 2-axle jeepdolly with one attached 4-axle Broshuis low loader. On the low loader is a Liebherr R950 Demolition demolition crane with a weight between 53 and 74 tons (depending on the configuration) (Kampen / the Netherlands, Saturday 12 January 2019)
De Lange Special Transport is located in Dordrecht and here we see a 4-axle Mercedes-Benz "Actros" with a 6-axle Nooteboom low loader. (Dordrecht / the Netherlands, Friday 01 March 2019)
The driver of this Mercedes-Benz 2648 "Actros" van Baetsen B.V. came to take a break at truckstop "De Nieuwe Keulse" in Venlo. On the 4-axle low loader is a Liebherr 926 crawler excavator.
(Venlo "De Nieuwe Keulse" / the Netherlands, Thursday 01 August 2019)
​This 4-axle Mercedes-Benz "Actros" heavy transport tractor with Goldhofer low loader has loaded a tram set. I came across this combination in the heavy transport parking lot Kreuz Meckenheim in Germany along the A61 motorway. The owner of this Mercedes-Benz is Spedition Bender GmbH from Germany. (Kreuz Meckenheim / Germany, Thursday July 23, 2020)
This Mercedes-Benz 4158SLT "Actros" heavy transport tractor from crane rental company De Gier B.V. is photographed at one of their locations in Rotterdam. This heavy transport tractor has an exemption for transports with a train weight of up to 180 tons. (Rotterdam / the Netherlands, Thursday April 1, 2021)
This 4-axle Mercedes-Benz 4163 "Actros" heavy transport tractor was located in Moerdijk. Behind the tractor is a Windmill Transporter (WMT). The driver came to pick up a windmill part. The owner of this combination is Gertzen Krane - Transporte GmbH & Co.KG from Germany.
(Moerdijk / the Netherlands, Monday March 29, 2021)
Behind this 3-axle Mercedes-Benz 3351 "Actros" tractor, hangs a 6-axle Faymonville ballast trailer. This combination was located at the SARENS location in Dordrecht.
Dordrecht / The Netherlands, Thursday April 1, 2021)
The driver of this 4-axle Mercedes-Benz 4163 "Actros" was together with his colleague in Moerdijk to unload two large metal pipes. These two Mercedes-Benz "Actrossen" are from the German heavy transport company Kahl Schwerlast. (Moerdijk / The Netherlands, Thursday 25 November 2021)
A Mercedes-Benz "Arocs" 4163 SLT heavy transport tractor from crane company Nederhoff from Gouda. The maximum permissible GTW of this tractor is about 310 tons for public roads and outside the public roads, up to 700 tons is possible, depending on the chosen trailer and surface. The power of this tractor is about 630 hp. (Gouda / the Netherlands, Thursday 29 July 2021)