AMilitary transport & logistics
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Bedford TL | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Manufacturer | Bedford AWD[source] | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Also called | AWD TL[source] | — |
| Production | 1980–1986 (Bedford) 1988–1992 (AWD)[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Assembly | Dunstable[source] | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London |
Cab
Single sourceCab: 2.53 m (100 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Class | Commercial vehicle[source] | Truck[source] |
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| Body style | Chassis cab Tipper[source] | — |
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| Layout | Longitudinal front engine[source] | FR layout[source] |
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| Engine | Bedford Cummins Perkins[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Eaton Turner ZF Friedrichshafen[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 6x4: 4.45 m (175 in) 6.30 m (248 in)[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | Bedford TK[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375383109; retrieved 2026-09-30 | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Successor | — | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] |
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