Liebherr celebrates its 100,000th wheel loader produced with custom machine delivery

The commemorative L 550 XPower wheel loader 

It is clear at first glance: this wheel loader is something special. The dark blue special paint finish in STORK’s corporate colours gives the machine a dynamic, powerful appearance. The “100,000” lettering, composed of historical black-and-white images, traces the development of Liebherr wheel loaders — from the prototypes of the 1950s and 1960s right through to the latest machines — thus linking tradition with the present.

The story of the anniversary wheel loader is made particularly exciting by its connection to STORK: as early as 2015, the company deployed a pre-production model of the XPower wheel loader in a multi-year field test at a demanding recycling facility. The insights gained there, and the expert feedback from STORK, provided important information for the development of the XPower wheel loaders.

“We are particularly pleased that the 100,000th wheel loader is going to a long-standing partner. As a family-run company and reliable development partner, STORK — much like Liebherr — embodies high quality, consistency, and trust. “The fact that this special wheel loader is being handed over to a company that has been with us for many years makes us both proud and grateful,” explains Günther Holzer. 

It is no coincidence that the anniversary machine is an L 550 XPower. The XPower series is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and forms the foundation for the forward-looking, technology-neutral solutions that Liebherr is pursuing. These include, in addition to the innovative assistance systems, the prototype of an autonomous wheel loader, ‘Liebherr Autonomous Operations’, and the development model of a large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine, the L 566 H.