The move to extend the suspension was to due to the request of haulers and truckers concerned to give them more time to acquire additional transport equipment to conform with the latest
GVW.
The Accelo 915 C, meanwhile, will feature a 9t
GVW, a body and payload of 5.7t, and an output of 150 hp at 2,200 rpm.
Since 2013, the department had moved the implementation of the maximum
GVW for trucks and trailers several times.
Tata Motors stated that it accounts for two of every three tractor trailers, multi-axle trucks and tippers, with 25-tonne
GVW or higher, sold in India.
GVW IS BASED ON AN UNLOADED VEHICLE WITH A PAYLOAD OF FOUR CREW MEMBERS WITH BASIC GEAR.
Both 7.5 and 9 ton
GVW versions of the Newton are currently used in England.
Both Medium (1.8 to 2.6t
gvw) and heavier (2.6 to 3.5t
gvw) vans saw a lively year in terms of new model up-take and overall growth.
And while demand for medium- and heavy-duty trucks (above 6 tons
GVW) held steady at 80,122 units last year, sales in this critical segment were on course halfway through 2002 to fall below 75,000, a mere fraction of the 1990 peak of 193,300.
The
GVW 6.3 tonnes provides 143 hp, with 412 Nm torque from a six-speed gearbox.
Liebherr notes that its trucks are categorised not only by their payload capacity but by their maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (
GVW).