Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth am Rhein , Sep 18, 2023 -
Whether it's emergency braking at the tail end of a traffic jam, added safety when turning right and changing lanes, reducing the risk of skidding (for example when cornering) or taking evasive manoeuvres and many other applications: with safety assistance systems, professional drivers can more easily master numerous – at times dangerous – situations in road traffic, and thus avoid accidents or at least mitigate their consequences.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Sep 12, 2023 -
More design, more comfort, more Actros L – there’s nothing else. The Actros L Edition 3 special model, limited to 400 units, with “Wow” effect is sold out for months! Up to 30 additional features in the interior and exterior as well as design elements from the Edition 1 and Edition 2, the special models with cult status, give the truck an unmistakable character.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Sep 11, 2023 -
On October 10, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will celebrate the world premiere of the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage. The manufacturer has now provided a first taste of the series-production truck with a newly released image.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Kyiv (Ukraine), Sep 5, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has delivered over 100 highly off-road-capable Zetros trucks to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The delivery includes a number of vehicle types for military support and logistics tasks. The Ukrainian armed forces want to expand their operational capability for supply and defense with the robust trucks.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Hattingen, Sep 4, 2023 -
At the “Schöne Sterne ®” Mercedes Festival, an event that took place on 26 and 27 August in Hattingen, Daimler Truck AG took part with an N 56, the first ever Mercedes-Benz three-axle truck. The company also showcased the classic Setra S 11 on the premises of Henrichshütte LWL Museum. The vehicle has a claim to fame as part of the “Strasse der Lieder” TV show, centring on songs and travel.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Aarhus, Denmark, Aug 30, 2023 -
The battery-electric eEconic for municipal use is now also in operation in Aarhus, Denmark, on the east coast of Jutland, as a waste collection vehicle for the waste disposal company Urbaser A/S. The batteries of the five eEconic are charged overnight at the company’s depot.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Andalusia, southern Spain, Aug 28, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has successfully completed summer testing of the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage. For around five weeks, test engineers put the electric truck through its paces at high temperatures of up to 44 degrees Celsius in Andalusia in southern Spain.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth am Rhein / Ötigheim , Aug 16, 2023 -
Drought and dryness with a higher risk of forest fires on one hand, and unusually heavy rainfall, high water, and floods on the other: In the context of climate change, extreme weather has come to be one of the greatest challenges faced by fire departments and disaster relief services. The Stuttgart Fire Department recently decided to purchase a total of four new Mercedes-Benz Unimog.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth am Rhein, Aug 14, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has been constantly opening new chapters in the success story of the Mercedes-Benz Econic for 25 years: Since production was launched in 1998, it has been meeting the municipal, collection and distribution haulage sectors' high requirements for ergonomics, safety, economy and ecology.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Münsingen, Aug 2, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks engineers are currently testing prototypes of the battery-electric eActros 600 on the test site of the former military training ground in Münsingen and on public roads in the vicinity.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth, Jul 26, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has recently successfully completed its sales tour across Europe. The three e-trucks traveled more than 5,000 kilometers through Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium and have now returned to Wörth am Rhein. Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sales organized a total of 14 customer events with over 1,000 guests and 1,250 test drives.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Wognum, the Netherlands, Jun 28, 2023 -
Simon Loos is now using the eActros 300 Tractor in the Netherlands. The first of a total of five vehicles was handed over to the food logistics company in June. The electric semitrailer trucks for Simon Loos are part of a small series that will be successively delivered to the first customers before the official start of series production in autumn.
Wörth/Torgau, Jun 27, 2023 -
Jens Riedel and Silvio Schubert keep Torgau clean with their street sweepers. They drive through the streets of the small town in Saxony for eight hours a day. Recently, they have started using a new Unimog U 427 on the job that draws its power from an OM 936 (Euro VIe) BlueTec diesel engine. This engine generates 200 kW (272 hp) of performance from six cylinders and a displacement of 7.7 liters, generating a maximum torque of 1,100 Nm. This gives Stadtwerke Torgau a compact, powerful and versatile vehicle that complements the previous Unimog U 300 and U 400 implement carriers in its fleet.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Eisenach, Jun 16, 2023 -
The Unimog U 4023 and U 5023 from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks' extreme off-road Unimog model series have established themselves as indispensable helpers for fire departments and disaster response. They are also increasingly being used in many urban and municipal fleets, as climate change is drastically increasing the hazard situation due to heavy or continuous heavy rain, floods and landslides, even in built-up areas.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Wörth/Mannheim/Kassel/Gaggenau , Jun 13, 2023 -
The battery-electric Mercedes-Benz truck for long-distance haulage is on its way. Mercedes-Benz Trucks will be presenting the series version of the previous eActros LongHaul on October 10, 2023, with a new design and the new name of eActros 600 as a world premiere.
Wörth/Bad Kissingen, Jun 7, 2023 -
All adventurers can check out the advantages of the Unimog from 8 to 11 June 2023 in Bad Kissingen, Germany. The town is hosting the all-wheel drive and long-distance travel exhibition "Abenteuer & Allrad" (Adventure & All-Wheel Drives).
Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Jun 2, 2023 -
June 3rd is World Bicycle Day. A study by the research institute Ipsos from 2022 showed that there is a connection between the frequency of bicycle use and the feeling of safety: the more secure people feel on the bike, the more they cycle. Mercedes-Benz Trucks would like to make its contribution to more safety - not just perceived.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Aksaray, Turkey, May 30, 2023 -
The eActros 300 Tractor for distribution haulage has covered around 3,000 kilometers from the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant to Aksaray in Turkey, where the road endurance and reliability testing of the electric truck will be taking place. Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, May 16, 2023 -
The vision of accident-free driving motivates Daimler Truck for all trucks and buses that are developed and produced in the group of companies and sold under the brands Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, FUSO, Setra, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star, BharatBenz and RIZON.
Wörth am Rhein, May 12, 2023 -
The Universal-Motor-Gerät from Mercedes-Benz – known around the world as Unimog for over 75 years - can look back at a proud history. Whether to help fighting forest fires, as a camper van for travel enthusiasts or a trusty workhorse in municipal services, the Unimog boasts a wide range of uses and has a huge fanbase.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Weilerswist , May 12, 2023 -
DSV is relying on the Mercedes-Benz eActros for its distribution operations. The logistics company based at the Weilerswist site to the west of Bonn has added three vehicles to its fleet. The e-trucks with dry freight bodies are used to supply 15 branches of the “dm” drugstore company in the Bonn city area.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Frankfurt, May 11, 2023 -
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH (FES) was able to put a pre-series vehicle of the eEconic through its paces for several months. Following the successful practical operation, the first six of a total of eight series-production eEconic vehicles were handed over at a joint press event in Frankfurt. FES is the largest disposal company in the Rhine-Main region.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Fulda, May 10, 2023 -
Between May 10 and 12, 2023, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will be showcasing a highlight of innovative firefighting technology at RETTmobil in Fulda, the leading European trade fair for rescue and mobility: The TLF-W forest-fire combination pumper based on the Unimog U 5023, which will be on display at the F16 open-air stand, is equipped with a wide range of state-of-the-art specialist firefighting equipment.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Hagen / Kassel , May 8, 2023 -
DHL Freight, one of the leading providers of road transportation in Europe, has put a Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor to the test over several days in practice.
Innsbruck / Leinfelden-Echterdingen, May 3, 2023 -
Locally CO2-neutral trucks from Daimler Truck have successfully completed demo tours up to an altitude of1,560 meters in the heart of Tyrol's Alpine landscape. Two prototype variants of the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck with a hydrogen-based fuel cell drive and a near-production-level, battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor for distribution haulage were deployed.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth, May 2, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks started its eActros sales tour through five European countries today. The route of the three electric trucks for distribution haulage will initially run from the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant via Austria to Italy. After a subsequent loop through Germany, the eActros will continue on to the Netherlands and Belgium.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Karlsruhe, Apr 25, 2023 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Classic showcased five Mercedes-Benz classic vehicle highlights at the traditional “Tribute to Carl Benz” event last Sunday.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Apr 19, 2023 -
Whether it’s mowing steep slopes at the side of the road, maintaining green areas, giving the lawn on the sports or golf course the perfect cut or clearing the road in winter: For these and many other tasks, service providers need an implement carrier that is as reliable as it is powerful, and which can meet very high demands in terms of productivity, efficiency and environmental friendliness.
Wörth, Apr 13, 2023 -
With an area of almost three million square meters, Wörth plant is the world's largest in the Mercedes-Benz Trucks production network. With around 10,000 employees, it is also the second-largest employer in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Ludwigsburg, Apr 6, 2023 -
For its latest vehicle procurement, the Ludwigsburg fire department has opted for a Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3743, making it even better equipped for future emergency operations in the city and district of Ludwigsburg. The integral swap body concept allows the truck to be used extremely flexibly.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Frankfurt , Apr 3, 2023 -
DB Schenker plans to acquire 100 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul for European long-distance haulage operations. DB Schenker and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have signed a joint letter of intent for this purpose. The use of the battery-electric eActros LongHaul is intended to contribute to achieving CO2 neutrality on DB Schenker's balance sheet by 2040.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Mar 30, 2023 -
Driving a battery-electric heavy-duty distribution truck from the Arctic Circle to Stuttgart is something special – even for experienced developers. The experts from Mercedes-Benz Trucks covered around 3,000 kilometers in March with a near-series prototype of the eActros 300 as a tractor unit.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Zuidland, Mar 29, 2023 -
Dutch haulage company Luijendijk & van der Wal has invested in a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 4163 LS 8x4 SLT for challenging heavy-duty tasks. The 630 hp truck features a spacious BigSpace cab and MirrorCam.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Rovaniemi, Finland, Mar 15, 2023 -
Haulage companies are placing the same demands on battery-electric trucks as on their counterparts with conventional diesel engines. Even in difficult weather conditions, such as cold, ice and snow, the vehicles must reliably do their job. Against this background, this year’s Mercedes-Benz Truck winter tests in Rovaniemi, Finland, once again proved to be important endurance tests.
Stuttgart / Hamburg, Feb 17, 2023 -
The all-electric eEconic is now in operation with Hamburg's municipal cleaning company. As part of an official press conference, Environmental State Councilor Michael Pollmann, together with SRH Managing Director Professor Rüdiger Siechau and Franziska Cusumano, Head of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks & Custom Tailored Trucks, handed the key over to “Kolonne 11” of the city cleaning department.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Gaggenau, Feb 1, 2023 -
On the last weekend of January, the Unimog Museum celebrated its reopening with an extensive supporting program for young and old alike. This expansion doubles the available exhibition space, meaning there is now more than enough room for the new exhibition entitled "The Best of the Unimog Museum", including numerous spectacular vehicles and much more to amaze all visitors.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Halberstadt , Jan 13, 2023 -
As the heart of the global supply of spare parts, a completely new logistics hub – the so-named Global Parts Center – is being built in Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt. In the future parts deliveries will be made from this central location, eliminating additional transport routes and cutting the time until parts are available. The facility is designed to meet the requirements of Daimler Truck customers. Regional dealers can be supplied directly or can pick up parts themselves if necessary.
Stuttgart / Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Jan 10, 2023 -
Tevex Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of the Tönnies Group, intends to use the eActros LongHaul battery-powered long-distance truck for the delivery of foodstuffs in the future. During an official customer visit to Daimler Truck headquarters, Stina Fagerman, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, as well as Clemens Tönnies, Managing Partner of the Tönnies Group and Dirk Mutlak, Managing Director at Tevex Logistics, signed a joint Letter of Intent for the order of 50 Mercedes-Benz electric semitrailer tractors.
Stuttgart, Dec 20, 2022 -
As a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Truck has the declared goal of developing sustainable and thus future-proof transport solutions for the movement of goods and passengers and putting them on the road.
Stuttgart / Wörth , Dec 19, 2022 -
Hornbach Baumarkt AG relies on the battery-electric eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport. As part of a ceremonial handover in Wörth am Rhein, Dominik Hehl, Head of Sales for Mannheim, Heidelberg & Landau at Mercedes-Benz Truck, personally handed over an eActros 300 as a two-axle vehicle to Ingo Leiner, Member of the Board of Directors of Hornbach Baumarkt AG.
