Tatra Trucks

Terex has concluded the sale of its 80.5 percent holding in Tatra a.s. to Blue River s.r.o. for approximately $26.2 million in cash plus the repayment of all inter-company debt owed to Terex by Tatra of approximately $31.6 million. Additionally, Blue River will take over all of Tatra’s external debt, which totals approximately $22 million. Terex had previously identified Tatra, a Czech-based manufacturer of heavy duty on and off road trucks, as a non-core operation. The buyer, Blue River s.r.o., is a Czech-based consortium of four international private investors, led by Ronald Adams, originally from Texas and a member of the Tatra supervisory board, which until recently was chaired by Fil Filipov. “Terex’s management team regularly evaluates current operations and future opportunities to determine the most appropriate allocation of resources,” said Ronald M. DeFeo, Terex’s chairman and chief executive officer. “After detailed analysis, Tatra was identified as non-core

Tatra T816 LIWA used by Czech Army, Slovak Army, Israeli army, Indian Army, Saudi Arabia Army, Arabian Emirates Army, US army etc. A large number of Tatra T816 LIWA trucks is in service with United Arab Emirates. The Tatra T816 is powered by a German Deutz 1015C turbocharged diesel engine, developing 544 hp.  It is worth mentioning that most other Tatra trucks use indigenous air-cooled diesel engines. Engine is located under and behind the cab. It is mated to American 6-speed automatic transmission. An 8x8 configuration is selected over rough terrain. On hard surface roads an 8x4 configuration is selected for maximum range and speed. Both front axles are steered. Tatra T816 LIWA Specs Entered service 1996 Configuration 8x8 Cab seating 1 + 2 men Dimensions and weight Weight 15.7 t Payload capacity 13.7 - 20.3 t Length 8.9 m Width 2.6 m Height 3.14 m