Unimog

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A Sterling truck used by
Crux Subsurface (left)
“This is where it’ll be!”:
Locating the best subsurface
conditions for
the bridge over the
Colorado River (next
page, far right)
The geotechnical
company’s U 500 with
drilling equipment
In everyday use
The geotechnical company Crux Subsurface relies on DaimlerChrysler commercial vehicles for
its work - and on financing solutions from Truck Finance
The Hoover Dam is surrounded by desert
interrupted by just a few rock formations
and a deep scar in the earth’s surface. Imagine
for a second that you’re attaching a rope
to the canyon’s narrow peak at an altitude of
800 metres. Slowly and with a firm step, you
lower yourself down on the rope, with several
hundreds of metres between you and
the mighty Colorado River below. One wrong
movement, and you’ll fall. The closer you are
to your destination, the higher the temperatures
get – up to 40 degrees Celsius. The
beads of sweat that would normally appear
on your skin are swallowed up instantly by
the extreme dryness of the desert. And when
you final reached your destination, the real
work begins.
Is this some kind of extreme sport for a
new reality TV show? Far from it. This scenario
is typical of a few hours in the “office”
of Nick Salisbury and his team at Crux
Subsurface. Some couple of years ago, the
geotechnical company was commissioned to
do preliminary work for a bridge construction
project with an estimated value of 220
million US-$. Crux Subsurface specialises in
recording data in areas hard to access physically
and logistically, and mainly works for
the engineering industry.
Known as the Hoover Dam Bypass Project,
this bridge is to provide a link between
Arizona and Nevada. Crux’s job was to
gather information for scientific studies.
Precision is essential
Such tasks are very tricky and call for precision
and special equipment. This is the
reason why Nick Salisbury and his team
were chosen for this challenge. “We can drill
just about anywhere – even in places where
other companies have given up. We specialise
in these kinds of jobs, and this is why
we get asked to do projects of this nature and
scale,” explains Nick Salisbury.
Mobile and ready for action immediately
Just as their customers prefer Crux for
specialised work, so Salisbury chooses
DaimlerChrysler’s special vehicles and
financing solutions from DC Services Truck
Finance. Crux sets itself apart from competitors
by offering mobility and being ready
for action immediately. In order to fulfil this
claim, the company uses Sterling and
Freightliner trucks, among others.
Competitive prices
Not long ago, Nick Salisbury added a
DaimlerChrysler vehicle that is new on the
North American market to the fleet. This
makes him the first U.S. customer to finance
a Unimog. The Unimog has been available
since the 1950s in Europe, but was only
recently introduced to the USA and Canada.
It is renowned for its versatility and can be
combined with many kinds of machinery. Its
functions can be changed quickly by replac-
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