Sinotruk SITRAK 6×4 Tractor Truck

What this machine is

The Sinotruk SITRAK 6×4 tractor unit. Three axles with the rear two driven, a MAN or Sinotruk engine at 371 to 460 hp, a 12-speed manual gearbox, and the SITRAK double sleeper cab. Rated at 40 tonnes towing.

Overall 7.17 m long, 2.50 m wide and 3.98 m tall, which makes it the tallest prime mover on this site. 12.00R20 tyres, left-hand drive and convertible to right-hand drive, China II, III or V by unit. Model years 2020 to 2021.

We hold this configuration in two units and they differ only in top output, so the power reads as a range. One of them carries custom paint.

What it is used for

Haulage, at the top of the market a Chinese prime mover serves.

Long-haul contract work. The routes measured in days, where two drivers work the truck in shifts and it does not come back to a yard between loads.

Fleet flagships. Operators who run a mixed fleet and want their best drivers on the best truck, which is a retention argument rather than a technical one.

Heavy and demanding routes. Full weight both ways, gradients, heat, and the loads where 460 hp is doing real work rather than sitting in reserve.

Why the SITRAK line exists, and when to buy it

Sinotruk sells the HOWO family to the volume market and the SITRAK line above it. The engineering distinction is real: SITRAK is the line built closest to the MAN technology Sinotruk works with, and it shows in the cab, the interior and the specification of the driveline rather than in the towing rating, which is 40 tonnes here as it is on every other 6×4 we sell.

The case for it is straightforward and it is about the driver as much as the truck. Two bunks and the best cab in the range on a route that takes three days is what makes the difference between an operation that runs continuously and one that stops at dusk. On a contract where the vehicle is financed monthly, that is the whole margin.

The case against it is on this page too, because it is a number. At 72 m³ it is the largest prime mover we ship. Against the NX at 55 m³ that is 17 cubic metres of freight per unit, every unit, and on a fleet order it is a substantial figure. Sea freight is charged on volume and the SITRAK’s advantage is a cab that is deliberately big.

Buy it for long-distance work with drivers who live in it. For anything regional, take the volume saving.

HOWO, SITRAK, Shacman and Beiben, and which is which →

Condition, and what we do before it ships

Through our own workshop before it loads: inspected, put right, and photographed at each stage while the work is happening.

On a premium cab, ask us to photograph the interior properly rather than the usual two frames. The interior is most of what separates this truck from a HOWO and it is the part a photograph of the outside tells you nothing about. Ask about the engine plate too, so you know whether the specific unit carries the MAN or the Sinotruk unit.

Shipping it

72 m³, the largest of any tractor unit on this site, because the cab is 3.98 m tall. Loaded at our yard in Tangshan and shipped through Tianjin Port.

What to tell us

Whether the truck sleeps out and how many drivers work it. Your route and its gradients. Whether you need a livery. Your destination port, the quantity and whether you need right-hand drive.