The Nicolas Tractomas Was a 1,200-HP French Beast Built to Haul Loads Weighing Thousands of Tons

The Nicolas Tractomas Was a 1,200-HP French Beast Built to Haul Loads Weighing Thousands of Tons

When most people picture a heavy-duty truck, they’re thinking about something that hauls construction materials or refrigerated freight down an interstate. The Nicolas Tractomas operated in an entirely different universe – one where the cargo might be a power plant transformer, the convoy stretches 125 meters long, and the total moving weight tops 700 metric tons. Built by Nicolas Industrie, a French engineering firm with roots going back to 185…