Municipal vehicles

Municipal vehicles for towns and public works depots

Tippers, hook loaders and gritters on light commercial vehicles. Flexible all year round and driven with a category B licence.

Predictable investment
Dealer networkfor servicing
Category Blicence is enough
All yearin service
An alternative for municipalities

Why light commercial vehicles make sense for municipal work

Many depot tasks do not need a heavy special-purpose vehicle. A light van with the right body can carry material, grit roads in winter and get crews to the job quickly.

Special-purpose municipal vehicle

Highly specialised, few service points

  • Disadvantage: approx. €96,000-€128,000 for a new special-purpose vehicle, excl. VAT
  • Disadvantage: Servicing often only at specialised workshops.
  • Disadvantage: Waiting for parts and workshop slots can keep the vehicle off the road.
  • Advantage: Very narrow body for particularly tight lanes.

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Ford Transit / Mercedes Sprinter with a body

  • Advantage: approx. €44,000-€56,000 for a complete vehicle with body, excl. VAT
  • Advantage: Servicing through the wide Ford and Mercedes dealer networks.
  • Advantage: Series-production chassis make maintenance, parts supply and resale easier.
  • Advantage: Tippers, hook loaders, gritters and crew cabs as required.

More working vehicles for the same budget

Special-purpose vehicle
from approx. €96,000

excl. VAT, indicative market prices

Transit/Sprinter + body
from approx. €44,000

one flexible vehicle for the depot and winter maintenance

Prices are indicative and do not replace an individual offer. The final price depends on the equipment, the chassis and the exchange rate.

For public tenders

Arguments for the administration and the council

Factual points on procurement, operation and long-term costs.

Lower investment

More budget is left for infrastructure, equipment or a second working vehicle.

Simpler servicing

Series-production chassis can be serviced by established brand workshops.

Better resale value

The Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter have a broad used-vehicle market.

Category B licence

More staff can drive the vehicle without an additional truck licence.

Type approval and warranty

We deliver a complete vehicle with documentation and a warranty on the body.

Electric chassis

An E-Transit or eSprinter is possible where low-emission operation is required.

Bodies

Equipment for year-round use

We build municipal bodies for light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 t. The result is one vehicle for winter maintenance, green waste, material transport and smaller building jobs.

  • Three-way tippers for soil, rubble and green waste
  • Hook loader systems for interchangeable containers
  • Gritter bodies for salt and grit
  • Crew cabs for work teams
  • Hydraulics and accessories to suit the duty cycle
TomakoTrade municipal vehicle
Process

How we plan your municipal vehicle

1

Define the use

Choose the purpose, body, equipment and planned use.

2

Agree the specification

We check the chassis, payload, body and documentation.

3

Put it to work

You take over a vehicle ready for work at the depot.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

For many typical tasks, yes: gritting, green waste, small transport jobs and moving material. For extremely narrow lanes a special-purpose vehicle may still make sense.

We give a 24-month warranty on the body. The chassis is serviced through the manufacturer's dealer network.

Yes, as long as the technical specification matches the chassis, weight, body and intended use. We help with the technical description.

Yes. Depending on the payload and the duty cycle, electric chassis such as the Ford E-Transit or Mercedes eSprinter can be used.

Plan your municipal vehicle

Configure the version you need and send us your inquiry.