04.03.2021

Family-owned Essex based haulier Hammond Transport has recently taken delivery of a new fleet flagship, a New Generation MAN 26.510 TGX 6x2 tractor with the range-topping GX cab, and it’s is already proving a huge hit with drivers and the many fleet admirers.

The new Truck, a real eye-catcher in its traditional Hammond Transport silver and blue livery, features colour-coding to its bumpers, lower grill, step panels, chassis infill and rear of chassis-mounted battery-box. Fitted with chrome roof-mounted and under bumper light bars, featuring LED bulbs, flashing beacons and air horns, Alcoa Durabrite alloy wheels and highlighted MAN and Lion motifs, the cab's interior also boasts a lengthy list of technical and comfort-related enhancements.

Terry Hammond (Managing Director of Hammond Transport) was among a group of UK operators who attended a New Truck Generation sneak preview event in Munich in October 2019, pre-launch of the TG Truck range in February (2020) in Bilbao, Spain. This lead to a vehicle order being placed pre-production which means the vehicle wears a unique and limited edition “UK 1st Edition” badge. This unique badging will only apply to 50 pre-production UK vehicles.

Powered by MAN’s Euro6D compliant 12.4-litre, in-line six-cylinder D26 engine, producing 375 kW (510 hp), Hammond Transports’ new flagship has been allocated to experienced and long-term driver Kevin “Kev” Baker.

Inside the cab, driver Kev benefits from a leather comfort assisted, ergonomically designed multifunction and multi-adjustable steering wheel, a 12.3-inch colour display with HD resolution, Satellite Navigation, MAN’s revolutionary SmartSelect truck-optimised Infotainment control, Bluetooth connectivity, and a light and contemporary interior with brushed aluminum-effect trim. The luxurious Alcantara-upholstery adds to the ‘feel good’ effect, as do the dimmable LED night-time living lights, the DAB radio, and the under bunk fridge. Kev is assured a good night’s sleep thanks to a 110 mm cold foam comfort mattress.

The New Generation TGX is instantly recognisable thanks to its new redesigned cab which features a new windscreen, new grille, reshaped bumpers and lights and aero-dynamic optimised corner and side panels. With re-positioned mirrors and a sculpted dash, greater vision further ensures the safety of third-party road users and pedestrians. The redesigned cab steps are set in a stair fashion which improves foot-hold when entering and exiting the cab.

When compared to the previous Euro6C models the New Generation MAN TGX Euro6D trucks offer operators a fuel saving of up to 8% and an 80 kg weight saving. Equipped with MAN’s new friction-optimised hypoid drive axle (HY-1344) featuring an efficiency-optimised final drive ratio of i = 2.31 and MAN’s EfficientCruise, which enables the vehicle to self-calculate the surrounding topography and the optimum speed and gear switching strategy, the New Generation TGX’s are remarkably efficient.

New TGX is also equipped as standard with a host of new and advanced safety assistance features, all designed to aide and help the driver, including Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) which intervenes when there is a risk of a rear-end collision, Turn Assist, which uses advanced radar sensors to monitor the hard-to-see side area next to the vehicle on the co-driver’s side warning the driver of any danger, Lane Change Support (LCS) which uses radar sensors to monitor the side areas to the left and right of the lane of the truck, Lane Return Assist (LRA) which reliably keeps the vehicle in its lane at all times, ACC Stop&Go, which automatically controls the distance from the vehicle in front, even at low speeds from 0 to 15 km/h, MAN AttentionGuard, an optical warning system in the display that helps the driver direct their concentration onto what is happening on the road, High Beam Assist, which automatically controls the use of the high-beam headlights preventing the drivers of oncoming vehicles being dazzled, and, Airbag and seat belt and belt tensioner system, which helps protect the driver in the unfortunate event of an accident.

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