LIAZ (Czech Republic)

For the Russian bus manufacturing company see: LiAZ (Russia)

LIAZ MT – one of the most successful series

LIAZ (LIberecké Automobilové Závody – Liberec Automobil Works) is a defunct Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks. The company was formed in 1951 by the government as a division of Škoda. In 1953 LIAZ became independent of Škoda, but still continued to use its name until 1984 (Škoda LIAZ). Main plants were in Rýnovice, Mnichovo Hradiště and Liberec, later there have been opened factories in Mělník, Zvolen, Veľký Krtíš, Přerov and Holýšov. In the 1970s LIAZ was the biggest Czechoslovak truck manufacturer. The production ceased in 2002.

Trucks

• Škoda 706 R
• Škoda 706 RT
• RT
• 100
• 200
• 300
• S
• FZ
• 400 Xena
• 400 Fox
• The Engine Plant of LIAZ trucks has been purchased by TEDOM Trucks which has also purchased all the technical data and drawings and is now marketing LIAZ Concept Trucks under the brand of FOX. In late nineties LIAZ in Jablonec and Nisou was mainly producing diesel engines which were assembled and tested at the industrial estate.
• The engine line production actually tested every single engine by running it and collecting various parameters about it. Every n-th engine was sent to disassembly to check for any engine tolerances. The testing rigs were called Brzda (brake) where the engine was connected to fuel, exhaust extraction piping and electronic probes.
• The industrial estate of LIAZ has also been used for production of steam which is routinely used to heat housing estates. This highly presurised steam is piped to smaller transformer stations round the town of Jablonec nad Nisou. In the transformer stations, the pressure is reduced and used for heating blocks of flats.

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A few examples of products (click to truck-name redirected you to gallery of this vehicle on www.liaz.cz, or www.busportal.cz)

R series (1952–1958)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA 706 R	drop side truck	2	4x2	short
ŠKODA 706 RS	tipper	2	4x2	short
ŠKODA 706 ROK	garbage truck	2	4x2	middle

RT series (1956–1990)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA 706 RT	drop side truck	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA 706 RTTN	truck tractor	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA 706 RTS	tipper	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA 706 RTHP	fire truck	2	4x4	double cab

MT series (1965–1990)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA LIAZ 706 MTC	drop side truck	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA LIAZ 706 MTTN	truck tractor	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA LIAZ 706 MTSP	tipper	2	4x4	short

100 series (1974–2003)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA LIAZ 100.47	truck tractor	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA LIAZ 100.05	drop side truck	2	4x2	middle
LIAZ 111.054	drop side truck	2	4x4	middle
LIAZ 122.053	drop side truck	3	6x2	middle
LIAZ 151.261	tipper	2	4x4	short
LIAZ 101.860	fire truck	2	4x4	special

200 series (1990–1995)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
LIAZ 230.573	truck tractor	2	4x2	high
LIAZ 230.073	drop side truck	2	4x2	high
LIAZ 250.261	tipper	2	4x2	short
LIAZ 251.154	army truck	2	4x4	short
LIAZ 232.471	truck tractor	3	6x2	middle

300 series (1992–2003)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA LIAZ 18.33 TBV	truck tractor	2	4x2	high
ŠKODA LIAZ 18.29 PB	drop side truck	2	4x2	middle
ŠKODA LIAZ 18.29 SA	tipper	2	4x4	short
ŠKODA LIAZ 18.29 XA	fire truck	2	4x4	special
ŠKODA LIAZ 24.33 PZV	drop side truck	3	6x2/2	high
ŠKODA LIAZ 24.23 KYV	garbage truck	3	6x2/4	middle
ŠKODA LIAZ 29.33 SD	tipper	3	6x4	short
ŠKODA LIAZ 29.33 SDA	tipper	3	6x6	short
ŠKODA LIAZ 40.33 SC	tipper	4	8x4	short
ŠKODA LIAZ 12.18 PB/S	delivery truck	2	4x2	short Steyr

400 series (1996–2003)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
ŠKODA Xena	truck tractor	2	4x2	high
ŠKODA Fox	tipper	2	4x2	short

TEDOM 400 (2006–2009)

name	type	axles	drive	cab
TEDOM Fox	tipper	2	4x4	short
TEDOM Fox 6x4	tipper	3	6x4	short

Sport

Greatest achievements of LIAZ in motosports

Dakar and other marathons (more informations and images: )

• 1985 – first Czech team on Rallye Dakar
• 1985 – 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons (kategory: trucks over 12 t), Heritier-Kovář-Brzobohatý
• 1987 – 3rd place on Rallye Dakar, Moskal-Joklík-Záleský
• 1987 – 1st place on Rallye Jelcz, Krejsa-Brzobohatý-Joklík
• 1988 – 2nd place on Rallye Dakar, Moskal-Vojtíšek-Záleský
• 1988 – 1st place on Rallye Jelcz, Svoboda-Fajtl-Joklík
• 1992 – 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons (kategory: trucks over 12 t), Kakrda-Fajtl-Joklík
• 2009 1st place on Baja Spain, Macík-Macík jr.-Kalina
• 2009 – 2nd place on Baja Hungaria, Macík-Macík jr.
• 2012 – 3rd place on Rally El Chott, Spáčil-Vodrhánek-Chytka

European truck racing championship (more informations and images: )

• 1987 – first Czech team in European championship
• 1989 – 2nd place in European championship (class: A), Frankie Vojtíšek
• 1989 – 1st place in Great Britain Championship, Frankie Vojtíšek
• 1990 – 2nd place in European championship (class: A), Frankie Vojtíšek
• 1990 – 1st place in Great Britain Championship, Frankie Vojtíšek
• 1990 – 2nd place in 24h truck race Le Mans
• 1993 – 3rd place in European championship (class: B), Frankie Vojtíšek
• 1994 – first Czech truck in class Super Race Truck
• 1997 – 3rd place in European championship (class: Race Truck), Frankie Vojtíšek

European truck-trial championship (more informations and images: )

• 1991 – first Czech team in European championship
• 1991 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Kakrda – Král
• 1992 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Kakrda – Birke
• 1993 – 1st place in European championship (class S3), Filip – Joklík
• 1995 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Filip – Záleský

References

• Podbielski, Zdzisław: Samochody ciężarowe, specjalne i autobusy, Nasza Księgarnia, Warsaw, 1988, ISBN 83-10-08987-2 (Polish)

External links

• History of LIAZ in Czech
• LIAZ in motosport