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way to compare tippers is to put them to rai environment. Welcome to Tipper 2005...

12th May 2005, Page 40
12th May 2005
Page 40
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Page 40, 12th May 2005 — way to compare tippers is to put them to rai environment. Welcome to Tipper 2005...
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,1c he tipper market is arguablY the most competitive sector in the road transport industry withweight, flekib-sijitY and tottOness as the key co, triponents when battling for market share. With_operators keepingtipperslonger than:ever before, making sure youhave the rightprodust from the outset has.rweibeen more important.

From popular to niche Commercial Motor assembled 15 vehicles ranging front the popular to the niche to evaluate and review what the manufaetuk_ ers can offer; we also took the chance to splash in a few ctiktalts: Moreton C Cullimore's aggre.gate quarries, set just off the A417 to the south of Cirencester, provided in idyllic_backdrop for Tipper 2005.This par's event is a heavyweight affair with ititilti-dOe artics and a unique.drawbar.

Sales in tha-ter market ate led by the big three —Kania,Daf and VolvO.The rest of the — industry are considerecL'also-rans' in sales terrasbut they are far from out of the pictitre.. With some attraetivebOdY/payload figtires for aggregates and asphalt work the other players are catching on fast and starting to deliver more cortkpetitive vehicles. Renault Trucks has worked hard to deliver . the lightweight Highway to the industry; MAN EREUK is also staking its claim with the new-lOokTGA and ECT multi-axle rigid& Fodert-.9ffers rUgged prod uets with• versatility and thi ability to think outside the box to meet specific, and in some cases, individual requirement& It's tough in the rough So with little mileage onthe clocks anafuel testing out of the question, CILI took our 15 vehicles around the quarries and a 31.41m tatroute complete with one short„sharp hilklimb to see how they perform in their natural environment This week we focus on lightweight eight-leggers;next week we'll round up Tipper 2005 with the rest of the pack.

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