To clear munition depots, the Czech Police was delivered a T 815-7 special.

(sent by Karl Prochazka, Vienna)

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Tatra has built an 18 m long, eight axle 16×8 truck for the Streicher drilling company. Not less than six axles are steerable with the two central axles fitted with twin wheels. The 18 m long truck is powered by a 32 litre 1100 bhp Caterpillar engine. It is the largst vehicle ever built in the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia.

More pix:       http://www.autoforum.cz/predstaveni/tahle-tatra-je-nejvetsi-ceske-auto-vsech-dob-meri-18-m-ma-1-200-k/

http://tn.nova.cz/clanek/ceska-republika-ma-sveho-obra-predstavila-ho-tatra.html

Streicher: http://www.streicher.de/en/mainmenu/business-sectors/mechanical-engineering/drilling-technology/

Tatra Kopřivnice automaker is doing such a long time. Two years ago, the traditional Czech manufacturer of heavy vehicles in the auction because of debts, produced little, and the workers went to work only occasionally. After the departure of foreign owners, headed by an American manager Ronald Adams, who ruined factory, Tatra bought a pair of local entrepreneurs René Matera and Jaroslav Strnad.

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Build a seriously ill patient on his feet and return it to former strength were tasked with “flying” crisis manager Petr Karasek, who previously worked in the carmaker must Karosa (now Iveco) or in Pilsen Skoda Transportation, and Pavel Rusek, also a crisis manager, who own example company producing automobile parts.

Last year, the first under the new leadership, said Tatra 850 cars this year, wants to make them even more. The company’s revenues last year exceeded CZK 3.7 billion and its profit is approaching 500 million m before tax. Tatra managed to return to the lost key markets such as India, as well as establishing itself in new, such as in Saudi Arabia.

The company believes are recruiting new employees and invest. “We are going to invest 240 million into the machine tool, which is the largest investment in the plant for the last ten years. After many years automaker this year, the state paid the tax, and almost eighty million. The company that ran the gravedigger shovel, I think pretty good, “says CEO of Tatra Trucks Petr Karasek.

When here two years ago managerial tandem Karasek-Rusek came, the situation could not be worse. Kopřivnická almost factory producing. Parts suppliers did not believe her, because in the past they did not pay.Subscribers her again seen this as either debited or as linked to corruption – the latter was particularly the case in India.

Could considered one of the shareholders of the former Tatra British Indian Ravinder Rishi that India faced serious allegations of corruption in obtaining defense contracts. Indian state-owned company BEML, which is in charge of the local army weaponry, because she did not want to have anything to do with Tatra. Overall, the future for the North Moravian factory did not look good.Gray bark at each kilu

“When I came here, it looked a bit like here at Karosa in the early nineties,” he recalls Fuller and Army special for me, carrying a giant in Kopřivnice factory. Now in Karosa he learned to drive heavy trucks. Most of the buildings that we pass, was built in the 70s and 80s and I look like noise.The factory was established at a time when it was planned that it will annually churn out 15,000 cars. Times serial production for friendly states from the socialist camp, the Warsaw Pact countries, however, are long gone. Last year there were produced 850 cars from the former factory area is now used by only a third.

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http://www.tatratrucks.com/about-the-company/press-and-media/news/

TATRA TRUCKS will present itself for the first time at one of the most important defence exhibitions in the world, IDEX in Abu Dhabi.

The firm is the new owner of TATRA automotive company, based in Koprivnice.

The relation with the Middle East countries is very important for this famous Czech automotive company, and IDEX is a traditional place where the news about company products are presented to customers.

TATRA TRUCKS will bring two exhibits to IDEX that will start to serve as demo vehicles in Saudi Arabia., as well as other vehicles that will be introduced to countries within the Middle East region.

TATRA PHOENIX was introduced in 2011 as a result of cooperation with DAF TRUCKS NV. This product line will be presented at IDEX for the very first time.

The producer has decided to show this new model as an all-wheel-drive 6×6 tractor for different purposes. The base of the truck is TATRA unique chassis with independent swinging half axles suspended by air.

The comfortable cabin is supplied by DAF. It is available in a ‘day cab’ version, as well as a ’sleeper cab’ version.

Four power versions of the water-cooled 12.9l engine PACCAR MX are available. These are 265kW, 300kW, 340kW, and 375 kW. They can be completed with ZF 16-speed manual or automated gearbox. A full automatic gearbox is also available on demand.

TATRA PHOENIX is further equipped with TATRA transfer case that brings the power to the driveline inside of TATRA backbone tube.

The second exhibit is the model TATRA 815-7, which is also available in the drive version 6×6 with a platform as a cargo / troop carrier. This vehicle is built on TATRA unique chassis, all axles suspended by air.

The solution allows the vehicle to travel at a high speed, even in a rough terrain. The model is equipped with a Cummins ISLe 375 engine, which has a 276 kW output, and a TATRA 10-speed automated gearbox.

Wheels on the vehicle are equipped with a central tire inflation system that allows the tyres to be filled in / by the driver from cabin. The cabin is produced in TATRA, and due to its design can be very easy armoured.

The TATRA stand will be located in the Capital Plaza, position CP 420 alongside other companies related to the major shareholder. These are EXCALIBUR ARMY, KARBOX, and MSM MARTIN.

EXCALIBUR ARMY is the leading Czech company in the field of military equipment, spare parts and, ammunition maintenance, overhauls, and production.

The firm’s most important products are the Jackal IFV and the DANA-M1 CZ self-propelled howitzers.

Years of experience in repairs, maintenance, logistics and their emphasis on quality put EXCALIBUR ARMY among the best Czech defence industry companies.

KARBOX is the Czech producer of containers and box extensions. Apart from the containers, the company produces technologically superior interior equipment, based on customers’ demands

There is a wide range of specialised containers and container extensions on offer, from offices to the laundry rooms to the mobile army hospitals.

Slovakia will be represented at the exhibition by MSN MARTIN, which focuses on the repairs and production of military technology, weapons, ammunition, and equipment. The company is known for designing, developing, and delivering complete technology solutions for the entire life cycle of its products.

EXCALIBUR ARMY, KARBOX, and MSM MARTIN n belong to the EXCALIBUR GROUP holding, which associates Czech and Slovak security and defence industry companies, and is a direct successor of the successful tradition of Czechoslovak and Czech weapon production.

http://www.auto.cz/tatra-815-7-pro-australske-hasice-86118

TATRA TRUCKS will present itself for the first time at one of the most important defence exhibitions in the world, IDEX in Abu Dhabi.

The firm is the new owner of TATRA automotive company, based in Koprivnice.

The relation with the Middle East countries is very important for this famous Czech automotive company, and IDEX is a traditional place where the news about company products are presented to customers.

TATRA TRUCKS will bring two exhibits to IDEX that will start to serve as demo vehicles in Saudi Arabia., as well as other vehicles that will be introduced to countries within the Middle East region.

TATRA PHOENIX was introduced in 2011 as a result of cooperation with DAF TRUCKS NV. This product line will be presented at IDEX for the very first time.

The producer has decided to show this new model as an all-wheel-drive 6×6 tractor for different purposes. The base of the truck is TATRA unique chassis with independent swinging half axles suspended by air.

The comfortable cabin is supplied by DAF. It is available in a ‘day cab’ version, as well as a ’sleeper cab’ version.

Four power versions of the water-cooled 12.9l engine PACCAR MX are available. These are 265kW, 300kW, 340kW, and 375 kW. They can be completed with ZF 16-speed manual or automated gearbox. A full automatic gearbox is also available on demand.

TATRA PHOENIX is further equipped with TATRA transfer case that brings the power to the driveline inside of TATRA backbone tube.

The second exhibit is the model TATRA 815-7, which is also available in the drive version 6×6 with a platform as a cargo / troop carrier. This vehicle is built on TATRA unique chassis, all axles suspended by air.

The solution allows the vehicle to travel at a high speed, even in a rough terrain. The model is equipped with a Cummins ISLe 375 engine, which has a 276 kW output, and a TATRA 10-speed automated gearbox.

Wheels on the vehicle are equipped with a central tire inflation system that allows the tyres to be filled in / by the driver from cabin. The cabin is produced in TATRA, and due to its design can be very easy armoured.

The TATRA stand will be located in the Capital Plaza, position CP 420 alongside other companies related to the major shareholder. These are EXCALIBUR ARMY, KARBOX, and MSM MARTIN.

EXCALIBUR ARMY is the leading Czech company in the field of military equipment, spare parts and, ammunition maintenance, overhauls, and production.

The firm’s most important products are the Jackal IFV and the DANA-M1 CZ self-propelled howitzers.

Years of experience in repairs, maintenance, logistics and their emphasis on quality put EXCALIBUR ARMY among the best Czech defence industry companies.

KARBOX is the Czech producer of containers and box extensions. Apart from the containers, the company produces technologically superior interior equipment, based on customers’ demands

There is a wide range of specialised containers and container extensions on offer, from offices to the laundry rooms to the mobile army hospitals.

Slovakia will be represented at the exhibition by MSN MARTIN, which focuses on the repairs and production of military technology, weapons, ammunition, and equipment. The company is known for designing, developing, and delivering complete technology solutions for the entire life cycle of its products.

EXCALIBUR ARMY, KARBOX, and MSM MARTIN n belong to the EXCALIBUR GROUP holding, which associates Czech and Slovak security and defence industry companies, and is a direct successor of the successful tradition of Czechoslovak and Czech weapon production.

http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/armoured/tatra-trucks/presstatra-trucks-idex-2015.html