Nicolas Industrie S.A.S. is a French manufacturer of heavy
trucks
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
,
trailers
Trailer may refer to: a
Transportation
* Trailer (vehicle), an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle
** Bicycle trailer, a wheeled frame for hitching to a bicycle to tow cargo or passengers
** Full-trailer
** Semi-trailer
**Horse trail ...
,
HMT and
SPMTs, mostly intended for
oversize load
In road transport, an oversize load (or overweight load) is a load that exceeds the standard or ordinary legal size and/or weight limits for a truck to convey on a specified portion of road, highway, or other transport infrastructure, such as a ...
s. 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.
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.
History
Founded in 1855 as a manufacturer of agricultural trailers, Nicolas has been part of
Transporter Industry International GmbH (TII) since 1994. TII also owns Scheuerle, KAMAG and Tiiger, other important names in extremely heavy transports.
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References
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External links
corporate website
Truck manufacturers of France
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French brands