A bumpy landing in Tallinn, Estonia, meant the end of the line for the damaged Airbus A320 – the plane was no longer fit to fly! Germany by night with a low-flying Airbus A320 and a heavy-haulage Actros SLT tractor unit from Mercedes-Benz – this spectacular heavy-haulage operation took place throughout Germany and drew in the crowds wherever it passed. No surprise really when you take a look at the vital statistics involved: 60 m long, 90 t in weight and 5 m wide. The Actros SLT with around 630 hp was tasked with bringing the Airbus A 320 to southern Germany. The sensational transport task of the fuselage took around 11 days.
A truck ferry took the freight across the Baltic Sea to Lübeck’s docks. From there the Actros SLT heavy-haulage team took three nights to cross Hamburg, Magdeburg, Nuremberg and Stuttgart before heading for the northern part of the Black Forest. Twice along the route, the Airbus heavy-haulage convoy had to leave the motorway to avoid low bridges. Plus, after the Actros SLT left the motorway and was driving along a side road at one point, the driver even had to drive the long combination backwards so as to be able to re-enter the motorway in the opposite direction. What’s more, a second Actros SLT was also brought in in readiness for the freight arriving at its final destination. On a tight and steep forest road, the SLT duo brought the Airbus to its new home on the training grounds of the KSK Special Forces Command in Calw. There, the Airbus will soon be put to use as part of realistic training scenarios for the protection of airline passengers.
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A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by the Ciceley Commercials stand at Truckfest Scotland 2026. It was fantastic to meet so many new faces, catch up with familiar customers and have some brilliant conversations over the two days.
There was plenty of interest in our exciting new Eurocentral development, with lots of visitors keen to hear about the progress of our new site and what it will bring to customers across Central Scotland.
A big thank you to everyone who helped make the weekend such a success, and to all our customers, partners and visitors for taking the time to come and see us.
Take a look through some of our favourite moments from the weekend below! 📸
An unforgettable weekend at Truckfest Scotland. Our first with our own stand. A big thank you to everyone that came over and said hello. See you again next year! #truckfestscotland #edinburgh #truckshow #truck #erasure
A bumpy landing in Tallinn, Estonia, meant the end of the line for the damaged Airbus A320 – the plane was no longer fit to fly! Germany by night with a low-flying Airbus A320 and a heavy-haulage Actros SLT tractor unit from Mercedes-Benz – this spectacular heavy-haulage operation took place throughout Germany and drew in the crowds wherever it passed. No surprise really when you take a look at the vital statistics involved: 60 m long, 90 t in weight and 5 m wide. The Actros SLT with around 630 hp was tasked with bringing the Airbus A 320 to southern Germany. The sensational transport task of the fuselage took around 11 days.
A truck ferry took the freight across the Baltic Sea to Lübeck’s docks. From there the Actros SLT heavy-haulage team took three nights to cross Hamburg, Magdeburg, Nuremberg and Stuttgart before heading for the northern part of the Black Forest. Twice along the route, the Airbus heavy-haulage convoy had to leave the motorway to avoid low bridges. Plus, after the Actros SLT left the motorway and was driving along a side road at one point, the driver even had to drive the long combination backwards so as to be able to re-enter the motorway in the opposite direction. What’s more, a second Actros SLT was also brought in in readiness for the freight arriving at its final destination. On a tight and steep forest road, the SLT duo brought the Airbus to its new home on the training grounds of the KSK Special Forces Command in Calw. There, the Airbus will soon be put to use as part of realistic training scenarios for the protection of airline passengers.
