Supplied by dealer Pentagon Commercials, the 6x4 Arocs 2640K is fitted with a high-strength platform body by Euromotive Commercials, of Dover, and a 32-tonne/metre HMF crane with tyre-handling attachment.
The vehicle has a double-bunk StreamSpace sleeper cab and a 394bhp straight-six engine driving through a PowerShift automated transmission.
The chassis is also fitted with a 9-tonne front axle – uprated from the standard 7.5-tonne version – and ‘super single’ front tyres.
It is the first Mercedes truck for Ashford-based Commercial Tyres, although its parent company Tructyre Group has 100 Sprinters for roadside assistance, as well as Vito and Citan models. Its distribution division runs an 18-tonne Axor.
The new Arocs, though, is Commercial Tyres Off Highway’s first Mercedes-Benz truck. Rather than replacing one of three other trucks, the double-drive 26-tonner represents an extension to the specialist division’s fleet.
Scott Matthews of Tructyre says: “Despite our close links with Pentagon and Mercedes-Benz, we gave several manufacturers the opportunity to tender for this vehicle. Ultimately, though, Pentagon won the order because the Arocs is a brand new product incorporating the latest driveline technology.”