Mercedes Truck News (242)

Mercedes has revealed the details of their new electric truck charging consultancy ahead of the RTX 25 show. TruckCharge, The service provides free advice and support to help customers transition to electric HGVs. “As every depot and business is different, we’ve introduced the TruckCharge free consultancy service to demonstrate to customers how to overcome any…

Mercedes-Benz Dealer Bell Truck and Van has managed to get a foot in the door at gas tanker operator AD fuels. The operator is now running the first pair of Actros tractor units on its 26-strong fleet – the first for the operator with a fleet operating 50% Volvo Trucks. Short Lead Times Important Both…

Daimler Truck has revealed the acquisition of City West Commercials by Euro Commercials as it looks to strengthen its Dealer network in the South West of the UK. With more than 40 years of experience and facilities in Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea, the new Euro Commercials locations acquired from City West Commercials at Avonmouth, Exeter…

Tanker operator Oxalis has placed an order for 10 Actros tractor units. “This shows our faith not only in the vehicles, but in the investment in people, training and facilities made by Midlands Truck & Van at its Birmingham site,” said Oxalis Fleet Engineer Paul Harrison. “I know from previous experience that the Actros is…

It looks like an electric eActros 600, but High-profile haulier Elddis Transport has taken delivery of the first diesel engine Actros L ProCabin to hit the roads in the North East. The Actros L 2548 is the first of a batch of eight ProCabins, all to be supplied to Consett-based Elddis by Dealer Bell Truck…

At the “Tribute to Carl Benz” event on May 4th this year, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Classic presented a broad selection of historic truck models, showcasing several decades of commercial vehicle evolution. As part of the *Festival of the Senses*, these vintage vehicles offered an insight into the development of truck manufacturing under the three-pointed star—from pre-war…

Truck hire specialist MC Rental has put pen to paper on a landmark order for 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros L tractor units with the new ProCabin taken from the electric eActros 600. The purchase will be the UK’s biggest yet for the truck with the most distinctive design on the road. The ProCabin’s smooth front panel…

You’d struggle to think of anything more useless than driving an articulated truck for 100 kilometres in reverse. However, that’s the name of the game for many world record attempts. Mercedes Trucks is behind the stunt to promote their electric eActros 600. Unbelievably, there is already a holder of this record – an American driving…

The new eArocs 400 is first battery-electric variant of the Mercedes Arocs range. The locally CO2 -free and low-noise electric truck made its world premiere at this year’s bauma in Munich. A small series of 150 vehicles per year is currently planned for the eArocs 400 for selected EU markets. The vehicle will initially be…

Mercedes Truck’s development team has built up first prototypes of Mercedes’ next generation fuel cell trucks and has recently put them through their paces in a first series of tests. Two vehicles of the next development stage of the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck underwent intensive winter testing at the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Canton of…

Plenty of used trucks and trailers for sale in this week’s edition of Truckpages magazine, from the box and curtainside rigid trucks from Chris Hodge to the 8×4 Scania and Volvo tippers on sale directly from operators, crane trucks from specialists Vehicle Loader Services plus details of all the upcoming auctions from Malcolm Harrison, Eddisons…

SAGA Truck and Van has officially completed the acquisition of Motus Truck & Van, the Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van division of Motus Group (UK), marking the formation of one of the largest Mercedes-Benz Truck, Mercedes-Benz Van, and FUSO partnerships in the UK. For the time being, operations at Motus Truck & Van remain unchanged, ensuring…

Take a look at the futuristic truck on this week’s front cover – If you are in the market for a brand new tractor unit and want to have the most modern look on the road, then Northside Truck & Van can get you on the road immediately with the new Mercedes Actros L with…

Sussex-based waste management specialist The Recycling Partnership has completed its transformation to an all-Mercedes-Benz Econic fleet of 21 refuse collection vehicles, with the arrival of two new chassis from Dealer SAGA Truck & Van. Transport Manager Andrew Burgess said: “We’ve run Mercedes-Benz vehicles for some years but they came from several different sources and other…

History shows one indisputable fact for leading haulier RT Keedwell – when it comes to fuel efficiency, the Mercedes-Benz Actros just keeps getting better. The Somerset-based operator has been running Actros tractor units as a mainstay of its fleet of more than 400 trucks since 2012, and has seen consistent improvements from each generation. “Our…

Leeds City Council has added the first three battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eEconic trucks to its fleet. The council calculates that each vehicle will generate a saving of 15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year – so 45 tonnes per year in total, compared to diesel-powered trucks – while also bringing improved air quality and lower noise…

An all-electric parcel delivery company, HIVED, has placed an order for 11 Mercedes-Benz eActros as it expands the UK’s only end-to-end electric delivery network, covering middle and final mile. HIVED has ordered nine eActros 600 and two eActros 400 from Mercedes-Benz Dealer partner, Motus Truck & Van. They will operate across HIVED’s nationwide middle mile…

A drastic improvement in fuel performance from its first two Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units brought Casterton Haulage to the inevitable decision to invest in a third. Sheffield based Casterton took its first pair of Actros from Dealer Bell Truck and Van last year – both are highly specified 4×2 units for work across Europe. Managing…

Northside Truck & Van are highlighting their range of Mercedes and Mitsubishi Fuso trucks available from stock from the franchised Mercedes-Benz truck dealer. You can see all of their new and used stock at Truckpages online where the company is demonstrating their range of trucks available from tractor units to 26 tonne curtainsiders and small…

Amazon has placed its largest-ever order of more than 200 battery-electric heavy goods vehicles – and has selected the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 – also the largest order for electric trucks in the history of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Over the next 18 months, the eActros 600 trucks will be deployed across high-mileage routes in Amazon’s middle-mile network…