Mercedes Crane Truck News (10)

No better reason to replace a truck with an almost identical one – simply that the outgoing truck performed seamlessly for twenty years. That’s what South Wales builders’ merchant Undy Building & Timber Supplies did when replacing their old Mercedes Atego with a new one from Euro Commercials. The outgoing, Atego Still going strong with…

This week’s front cover boasts a really useful piece of kit. It’s a 10 tonne Mercedes Atego fitted with a Fassi F50A.0.22 crane and a 15ft dropside body. With 230hp from its Euro 6 engine, this truck is up to any job and has a healthy payload for a truck of this size, despite the…

Interlink Scaffolding is saving time and restricting its labour costs after commissioning an eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Arocs with a highly unusual, demountable crane body. The operator, which is commonly known as ISL and currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, is based in Birtley, Tyne & Wear. Its new flagship arrived via local Dealer Bell Truck and Van….

Fire officers in Cornwall have responded to the increasing frequency of wildfires and flash floods by commissioning an extreme off-road Mercedes-Benz Unimog that can be kitted out to tackle both types of incident and much more besides.  The high mobility Unimog UHE will transport mission-specific ‘pods’, each of which is packed with specialist equipment.  These…

Gaining almost 10% on payload is reason enough to change your truck for a newer model, added to a business upturn meant that Builder’s merchant boss Ian Duckitt  had the confidence to invest in a pair of new Mercedes Arocs 2532 crane trucks. Established by Managing Director Mr Duckitt in 2007, Merkko offers a range…

Building materials manufactured by some of the biggest names in the industry are now being delivered to sites nationwide aboard Mercedes-Benz trucks that have raised the bar in terms of safety and efficiency. Wincanton’s construction operations received their first 14 new-generation Actros models from East Anglia Dealer Orwell Truck & Van, a regular supplier to…

In looking at why a truck operator buys a truck, we often hear fuel economy or driver acceptance quotes as the overriding factor. In a first, (for us at least,) electrical equipment manufacturer Crestchic believes that the four-star direct vision rating achieved by the new Actros with the MirrorCam system is reason enough to buy…

Rinus Roofing Supplies’ Operations Manager, Martin Pollard must be impressed with Mercedes-Benz trucks.  Back in 2013 there were no trucks wearing the three pointed star on their fleet of 50 or so trucks.  Just seven years later, the fleet is exclusively Mercedes. This is testament not only to the quality and reliability of the trucks,…

You wouldn’t think there’d be much call for an 80-tonne GTW tractor unit with a crane fitted that can turn itself into a dropside truck. Well, International fine art logistics specialist Mtec has not only found a use for one, they have had one built. Their new Mercedes Actros heavy haulage tractor unit is used…

Mercedes-Benz trucks are taking over at Bristol-based heavy plant and machinery mover, Plant Speed.  Thanks to a concerted effort at Mercedes Truck dealer, City West Commercials, more than half the 16-strong fleet are from the German manufacturer. The latest Mercedes to join the fleet is a new 32-tonne Mercedes Arocs 3246.  With a flat-floored BigSpace…