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Commercial Motor will once again be hosting the Truckzone at this year's SED Show. Here we review the highlights visitors can expect to see...
Welcome
At Commercial Motor we've long recognised that the construction industry remains one of the biggest consumers of road transport equipment. Be it lightweight dropsides, through 4x4 pick-ups for site operation, to multi-wheeler tippers and heavy haulage tractors, the continued strength of the sector has ensured transport operators have been in strong demand. For that very reason Commercial Motor is once again hosting the Truckzone at this year's SED Show at Milton Keynes from 17 to 19 May.
As you'll see over the coming pages the Truckzone is a huge area of the show dedicated to commercial vehicles where, as well as the traditional static displays, you'll be able to see the vehicles at work in a number of demo areas.
In our special Truckzone supplement we're giving you a sneak preview of what's to be expected in the Truckzone. For details of how to pre-register and avoid the queues on the day check out the website: www.sed.co.uk. Andy Salter Editor, Commercial Motor The line-up of exhibitors in the Truckzone this year covers all the major truck, van and bodybuilders in the sector, with 23 companies so far confirmed with stands. The Commercial Motor team will be there as usual and this year we've added a new feature to the zone, The Edge. Sponsored by Nissan, this is a punishing obstacle course for 4x4 vehicles giving you the opportunity to test, as well as see how off-roaders from Mazda, Fourtec, Nissan and Ford cope when asked to really go about their business. Sign up at the Commercial Motor stand to try the 4x4s.
Trucks
The big players in the UK tipper sector are all displaying their wares in the Truckzone, with D af, Iveco, MAN, Renault and Scania confirmed exhibitors. Daf is represented by its Milton Keynes dealer Brian Currie.
MAN-ERF has just launched its new TGL 7.5-tonner and the smart money is on the little Austrian-built machine making an appearance at Milton Keynes.Also on the MAN-ERF stand we'll expect to see the new ElRF eight-wheeler. Iveco gave its new multi-wheeler chassis the Trakker its UK debut at the recent CV show and the new construction range will take pride of place. Swedish truck builder Scania made its SED debut last year and is back again, this time showing its new P and R Series ranges of construction trucks.
Like Iveco. Renault has a full line-up of commercials from vans through to heavy trucks and the company is back again in the Truckzone for 2005. The Master van is now available with automated manual transmission, so expect to see that alongside the heavier trucks in the lineup, such as Midlum and Kerax.
New in the Truckzone this year is rental and leasing specialist Leeds Commercials.The company will be showing its full range of services. Vans and Off -roaders Sales in the 4x4 and off-roader sector have exploded over the past five years. Much of that growth has come from the leisure sector, yet many are used as commercial vehicles and the construction business is an obvious consumer.
Santana's new 4x4 has been awarded the Commercial Motor Testers' Choice 4x4 and Pick-up of the year for 2005 and the range will be demonstrated off road and displayed with a variety of body options.
Fourtec is the importer of Santana and the company also brings the Italian-built Bremach into this country. This extreme off-roader will be demonstrated in road-rail format at the show.
Ford has been supporting the Truckzone for the past four years and is back again in 2005. Ford will show seven vehicles from its extensive range. There will be a long-wheelbase Transit Connect and key models from Ford's versatile range of Transits. A Truckzone newcomer this year is Mazda and the company will be showing its recently facelifted B-Series pickup.
Nissan's growth in the commercial vehicle sector has taken many by surprise and in the space of four years it now has a brand new line-up of vans and pickups. The pickups will be starring on The Edge. Renault and Nissan share some of the same products, though they are sold through different networks. At the show Renault will be showing the full range of Renault Vans including the new Master twin rear wheel drive dropside.
Around the stands As ever the Truckzone isn't confined to the truck and van builders and a whole plethora of other companies will be displaying their wares.
The Freight Transport Association is making its debut at SED and will be offering advice on the working time directive as well as issues of vehicle overloading, proposec changes to the drivers' hours rule and use of rebatec fuel.
Weightliftei will be showing a specially designed tipping trailer for the aggregate industry along with a rigid mounted steel body for `muckaway' operations. Bateson Trailers is a builder of lightweight trailers foi plant movements designed to offer maximum strength with a low unladen weight.
KelBerg is another company enjoying strong growth in the specialised construction industry and will be displaying its mixer body.
HMF Cranes, one of the world's largest manufacturers of loader cranes, will be demonstrating its new range of equipment in the demonstration area.
Moffett-Kooi is another firm which will be giving live demonstrations of its products this year. It will also be showing its new range of truck mounted forklifts unveiled at the CV Show last month.
Maywood Equipment is a leading supplier of vehicle lifts in the UK. Specifically to be featured at the show will be the Finkbeiner electro-hydraulic mobile column lift.
Autosonics will be launching the new Back Minder reversing aid on the stand it's sharing with Hope Technical Developments who will also be exhibiting the original Hope Safe-TBar. H-Modul will have its full rang of highquality racking purpose designed for the van user on show.