More News on the New Raised Roof Cat CT630SC

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Diesel News Australia / June 11, 2014

Cat Truck’s second model release for 2014, the high roofed CT630SC sleeper cab is based on the shorter CT630S released earlier this year.

The Cat CT630SC retains the dimensions allowing the prime mover to fit inside the 26-metre (85.3 feet) 34-pallet B-double envelope, but with a full height sleeper cab.

This latest release sees Navistar aligning its models to the Australian road rules and coming up with specifications closer to those required by the Australian trucking industry.

By moving the cabin forward, when compared to the earlier models, and now developing an Australian designed and built high roof sleeper, a number of boxes have now been ticked, that weren’t in the past.

Cat describes the SC sleeper as a 40 inch mid-rise design with an internal width of 2250mm (88.6 inches) and a 1975mm (77.8 inches) of standing room. The sleeper is fitted with a 711 mm (28 inch) wide innerspring mattress.

This latest design also includes lockers on either side accessible from both inside and outside, something which has been missing from Cat product up until now. The SC sleeper is designed and built in Australia, and also includes a spacious storage compartment under the bunk (with room for an optional fridge), and a scalloped rear wall to optimize trailer clearance.

“It was always part of our product planning that the SC would quickly follow the CT630S in the Cat Trucks model range,” said Kevin Dennis, Managing Director of Navistar Auspac (the new name for NC2 in Australia).

“We already have the factory-fitted integral sleeper cab for shorthaul and regional roles but the SC is the critical addition to our range for linehaul B-doubles, and even B-triples.”

“B-doubles dominate the linehaul freight industry and the need for a roomy, modern sleeper design that provides the driver with high levels of comfort and convenience yet maintains the ability to fit diverse trailer configurations within the 26-metre (85.3 feet), 34-pallet B-double envelope is more important than ever,”

The two models released this year have shown Cat bringing the yellow engined trucks into line with Australian needs. In the past, the truck designs were simply adaptations of the Navistar designs sold in the US as Internationals, now a genuine Australian design focus is likely to better suit Aussie buyers.

http://www.cattrucks.com.au/trucks/ct630sc/

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