Transportation of construction site equipment: Remi Hatton and his Actros 1853
Vehicle and technology
ETH loves Mercedes-Benz vehicles with big engines. Remi Hatton really enjoys driving his Actros 1853.
The front and the walls of the cab of his Actros sport the number 13. So it's good that Remi Hatton isn't superstitious. His colleagues don't hide their "fear" of this number.
With the exception of Remi, none of the drivers of the ETH transport company based in Rouillon near Le Mans wanted to sit behind the wheel of the truck with this number.
Remi tows a low-loader with his Actros 1853. Today Salti, a hire company for construction site equipment based in Le Mans, has to transport an articulated telescopic platform.
Remi starts by positioning the hydraulic loading ramps, then he climbs onto the platform to carefully load it onto the semitrailer truck.
Big engines only.
Remi's work consists of delivering construction site vehicles and engines to Loxam and Salti's corporate customers throughout the Sarthe department.
Due to the relatively low weight of the load, an Actros with lower engine output would have been sufficient for this transportation task. But ETH only buys vehicles with the most powerful engines in the catalogue. "They quite simply have more torque. So higher engine speeds aren't necessary." In addition to nine Actros 1853 models, the fleet includes one Actros 1858 and two Actros 1863.
A good range of equipment.
Company policy stipulates a maximum speed of 82 km/h. This limit is monitored by Fleetboard and drivers with the best marks receive a bonus at the end of the month. ETH also thinks of its drivers when it comes to equipping the trucks: "In addition to the navigation system, the reversing camera, floodlights on the rear of the cab and the LED projector bar on the roof, my Actros has a fridge and automatic air conditioning." When Remi isn't transporting construction equipment, he tows tipper semitrailers containing a variety of different loads such as grain, coal, glass, fertiliser, sand, gravel or rubble. But there's one thing that won't change: the number 13 on his Actros.
Photos: Hans Müller
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