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Nicolas Industrie S.A.S. is a French manufacturer of heavy trucks, trailers, HMT and SPMTs, mostly intended for oversize loads. Nicolas has been located in Champs-sur-Yonne since 1969, which is also when they started to develop vehicles meant particularly for very heavy loads.[1] Their trucks, sold under the Tractomas brand, are built to single order. They most often incorporate Renault cabs and other parts, as well as a number of proprietary parts from manufacturers around the world. The Nicolas Tractomas TR1010 D100 currently holds the record as the world's largest road going truck, weighing in at 71 tonnes.
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| Industry | Logistics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1855 in Auxerre, France. |
| Headquarters | Champs-sur-Yonne, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Trailers Hydraulic modular trailer SPMT |
| Parent | Transporter Industry International |
| Website | https://www.nicolas.fr/ |
History
editFounded in 1855 as a manufacturer of agricultural trailers, Nicolas developed itself as a heavy haulage trailer specialist in Europe. In 1971 Nicolas delivered its one of first hydraulic modular trailer consisted of two modules of 10 axles each 80 wheels in total with a combined payload of 600 tons.[2] In 1973 Nicolas became licensed distributor of York Trailers UK, one of largest trailer manufacturer in the time[3] by this time the company manufactured self powered heavy hauler units which were capable of moving 500 tons with help of a girder frame on multiple axles operated by a crew of three was named the biggest trailer ever built at the time.[4]
In 1979 Nicolas came up with Tractomas a ballast tractor lineup which was specially manufactured for oversize load transportation powered by 400 plus hp engines with payload of 200 ton offered with 6x6 and 8x8 configuration.[5] In 1989 Nicolas manufactured its first SPMT named HY-SPEC (Hydraulic, Self Powered, Electronically Controlled) unit consisted of two modules of 4 and 6 axles configuration with total of 80 wheels with payload of 300 tons with help of a Deutz 450hp engine without employing a ballast tractor.[6]
In 1994 Otto Rettenmaier acquired Nicolas and since then the company has been under the wing of Tii group which also owns Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik and Kamag Transporttechnik.[citation needed]
From 190 Employees in 2012, it now has below 40 employees and stopped all production, which made its glory, in order to focus of after sales for Tii group. A serious hit for the local economy since Nicolas was the biggest industry in the French "département Yonne".[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Corporate History". TII GmbH. Retrieved 7 December 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Heavy haulage on 80 wheels | 22nd October 1971 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "French network for York distribution | 23rd February 1973 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "bird's eye view by the Hawk | 23rd February 1973 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Special French units | 21st September 1979 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Abnormal load carrier | 16th March 1989 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
edit- [1] corporate website