This new generation trailer will allow fast transportation of large and heavy loads on minimally prepared roads to deep, inland locations.
As an addition to the Innovation Series, the transporters will be a first for the industry and will join the other feats of engineering: the award-winning AL.SK crane fleet, the revolutionary Mega Jack and Mega Jack 800 systems, and the inventive Hydro Deck.
ALE’s R&D Department is working with a manufacturer to jointly develop the new trailers. Ronald Hoefmans, ALE’s Group Technical Director, explained why and how this new idea was conceived: "Currently, a lot of road preparations have to be done to bring big loads to new developed areas on deep inland locations with conventional trucks and trailers. We started to research into a solution that would solve the problem more effectively and we came up with the All Terrain Transporters which can perform the task at higher levels of safety and save clients a huge amount of money on road preparations.
"These self-propelled transporters almost move with the speed of conventional trucks and have the flexibility of an SPMT. In addition, their large wheels and the number of drive axles enable cross country operations.
"This new concept has a more advanced technical specification which will be able to travel longer distances, climb steep slopes and transverse across minimally prepared roads, whilst having more horsepower. We envisage these transporters will revolutionise the way we transport loads, offering a more time and cost effective solution for clients in many global locations."
