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How best to mark the conclusion of your 10th year in business? Maze Logistic Solutions found its way to Motus Truck & Van for the answer – a Mercedes Actros Edition 2. The Ipswich-based operator has relied on highly specified Mercedes trucks since it was established by Joint Managing Directors Jimmy Simmonds and Steve Snelling…

Long-standing Mercedes-Benz operator Haulaway has brought down the curtain on its 30th anniversary celebrations by commissioning a limited edition Actros Edition 2 tractor unit. The East Sussex-based operator provides a portfolio of waste management services to trade and domestic customers. Its fleet of 22 skip-loaders, tippers, tipper-grabs and tractors is dominated by the three-pointed star….

We’ve read plenty about customers taking delivery of the earlier Actros Edition 1 tractor units, but the first of the new limited edition is now carrying Tiptree jams around the UK’s Roads. A limited edition of 400 worldwide with just 12 sold in the UK, the Edition 2 club is an exclusive one. At the…

With no fewer than 1,200 trucks made up evenly of three different manufacturers, Intermodal logistics leader Maritime Transport is well-placed to compare the relative performance of the vehicles. With 100 new generation Actros trucks now on the fleet, Maritime Fleet Director Paul Heyhoe has been impressed with the improvements in fuel economy enjoyed by the…

When most businesses buy their first ever tractor unit, they reasonably might be expected to opt for a fairly standard model or perhaps even a second-hand truck. Cornish operator Brunel chose an alternative route in ordering the top-of-the-range 16-litre 625hp Actros 1 – one of a limited edition run of just 400 and just 35…

It seems that not every business leases their trucks or puts them on a finance package. Howard Tenens Logistics is an example of a business investing their own capital in their trucks. The company has just taken delivery of no fewer than 16 new generation Actros tractor units – the new ones with the mirror…

It certainly pays to be a vlogger – at least it appears to have done for ‘Trucker Jenko’ who posts videos about trucking and his truck on YouTube. Who can say if his relative fame led to him being chosen as the driver to look after the company’s flagship – but he’s certainly talking about…

A brief experience with trucks by another manufacturer was all it took to convince T4 Logistics that it was better off sticking with Mercedes Actros trucks. The Cardiff-based operator’s latest four Actros arrived via South Wales Dealer Euro Commercials. Acquired with funding support from Mercedes-Benz Finance, they have flat-floored BigSpace cabs and, as 2548 variants,…

With 149 out of their total of 150 trucks wearing the three-pointed star, it’s clear that the Bartrum  Group are fans of the Mercedes brand. This relationship with Mercedes dealer, Orwell Truck & Van, has been underlined through the addition of twenty new Actros tractor units that join eleven that arrived late last year. Future…

A privately owned group of companies has been snapping up a series of Mercedes Actros trucks across their range of businesses – from low loader work to general distribution to the manufacture of heat exchangers. The latest purchase for the group was a 65-tonne, tag-axled Actros tractor unit is now in service with Poole Process…

It sounds like a lot of hard work has paid off for Intercounty’s Truck Sales Executive Amit Verma, beating the competition to a ten truck order. The buyer, WH Barley, quoted reliable, cost-effective performance from its previous Mercedes-Benz Actros, as well as Amit’s persuasive sales pitch as being instrumental in convincing the Milton Keynes-based firm…

After three years of operation with a series of used trucks, Tonnes & Tonnes have taken the plunge and splashed out on a limited edition Actros Edition 1. This is understandable, as it will be driven not only by the owner of the business , but also his wife.  Newly-qualified Sonara Ferreira must be one…

As Mercedes-Benz only have 35 Edition 1 limited edition trucks to sell in right hand drive form in the UK, you would realistically expect that all of them would be sold to loyal Mercedes truck operators. It seems that this is not the case.  After Alex Lymer bought an Edition 1 – this was his…

A combination of multiple factors has led to family-owned logistics business, Woodside Logistics Group, buying a dozen new Mercedes Actros to join the 16 already on their 100-strong fleet. Safety systems, such as the high-tech MirrorCam and the Active Brake Assist 5 featured strongly in the decision making, as did the driver feedback, dealer service…

We often read about fuel consumption, driver acceptance and dealer service being the driving factors for purchasing a new truck.  Heavy haulage specialist, Alex Lymer saw the limited edition truck, loved the bling and bought it. Some people simply like to buy exclusive things – there were only 35 Edition 1 trucks made for the…

Not happy with a straightforward top of the range truck?  Always looking for that something extra for the pinnacle of the fleet?  Mercedes may well have the answer for you, (assuming you aspire to the three-pointed star).  They have brought out a new limited edition run of 400 examples of the Actros 2 just launched…

Who wouldn’t want to own one of the first trucks on UK roads that uses cameras to replace rear-view mirrors? Scott Reynolds took one look at the MirrorCam technology from Mercedes-Benz and immediately thought, YES. The Managing Director of Sheffield-based waste management specialist DSM was a guest of local Dealer Northside Truck & Van at…

As a small haulier with seven trucks, a canny move is often to buy late, low mileage, used trucks.  With seven trucks – all of which are Mercedes Actros and all bought used – Geoff Woodcock had adopted this used truck buying policy for years, including low-mileage Mercedes-Benz Approved Used units acquired from Roanza Truck…

You would never expect to hear that the type of mirror a truck has fitted could sway a brand loyal truck operator from switching truck brands. That’s what appears to have happened with C&D South West when buying Mercedes-Benz for the first time. However, C&D South West’s new Managing Director Lorna Hammond came to a…

Where there’s muck… Five new trucks and trailers costing some £1.5 million to haul waste around 60 miles each a day from a recycling centre in Islington, north London just five miles up the road to a waste processing plant in Edmonton. That said, these roads are heavily congested and safety has to be of…