[5] The very first units of Tractomas had cabins from willeme and Berliet trucks and engines from Mercedes with 6x6 and 8x8 configuration with ZF gearbox supported by soma axles putting out 415hp with towing capacity of 200 tons.

Later in the 1980s, Saudi Arabia army ordered for Tractomas tractors for application of tank transporter with a lowboy trailer and fifth weel.

[8] In 2013 Nicolas delivered new generation tractors to LCR group based in Australia with 1000hp caterpillar engine and 8x8 configuration for the application of roadtrain in mining sector which had an overall capacity of approximately 550 tons.

[citation needed] Nicolas named their units as per their configuration of engine, gearbox, drivetrain and size, these specifications were alphabetically coded.

TR (on road tractor) 1010(10x10 drive) D9(Caterpillar engine, 9 for power rating) R(Renk gearbox) K (Kessler axles) D(3.30 m width) 100 (gross weight).