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Since the Actros is Mercedes’ flagship truck model, there are always plenty of news stories to cover this important truck that has been on the roads since the early 1990’s. In recent years, Mercedes have been using the Actros to roll out some significant technological advances – from the early launch of Euro 6 back in 2012 to the introduction of the series produced rear view cameras – a first for the truck industry. The Actros was also the basis of the Mercedes ‘Future Truck’ and has been adapted into a series of models, such as the SLT heavy haulage and the Arocs construction version. The Actros brand has even swallowed the lesser Axor (subsequently becoming the Antos then Actros small cab).

If you have read enough information about the Actros in these news and reviews pages, you will find more information and model timeline on the Mercedes Actros for sale pages.

Clavell Caravans & Transport opted for a new Actros L tractor unit, joining a second Actros in the Lincolnshire operator’s six-strong fleet. That vehicle, supplied in 2017, has proved to be highly efficient while racking up well over 500,000 trouble-free kilometres. The older truck was a 4×2 1845 unit, with a 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engine…

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This beholder is struggling to see the beauty in the new Actros L model’s ProCabin. It is no doubt an excellent truck; it simply looks a little sad. We understand that the truck is designed to look like the new eActros, which may make…

If you are wondering what the ‘L’ means in the Actros L, it now applies to all four- and six-wheeled tractor units with single or double drive axles, and 18- and 26-tonne rigid chassis, that have flat-floored GigaSpace, BigSpace or Stream Space cabs in the wider (2.5m) of the two widths available. Devon haulier Wains…

Transport and logistics firm, Currie Solutions, has taken delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks from Asset Alliance Group. The Dumfries-based company, which provides freight forwarding, transport distribution and pallet delivery services in the UK and Europe, had no hesitation in returning to the commercial vehicle specialist for its latest order to renew its fleet. Allan…

If the dealer workshop is next door to your site, then it would be foolish to not even consider a truck from that manufacturer. Location made sales consultant Ryan Lockett’s life easier when attempting to get a demo tractor unit into the Browns Distribution fleet. Soon afterwards, three Actros tractor units were supplied by eStar…

If you have to rub shoulders with the wrapped Bentleys and Lamborghinis in premiership football club car parks, then you will need a top of the range, matt black Mercedes Actros L for the job. That’s what Xpression Event Solutions’ new Mercedes-Benz Actros L rig is achieving whilst bringing artificial intelligence-driven performance analysis to some…

Airport Autos are showing off their Mercedes Actros 1824 crash cushion truck that also appears in their advertisement on page 13. There is a choice of these important impact protection vehicles, all 2019 models with around 119,000 kms showing. Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Use the form at the bottom of the page to…

Horses travelling to and from the UK and Europe can now make their journeys in safety, comfort and style in a pair of new Mercedes-Benz Actros transporters. Delivered to NRT Horse Transport Ltd by Dealer Motus Truck & Van, the two trucks have jumped straight into position as flagships of the operator’s fleet. One is…

If you are looking for a Euro 6 hook loader then this light blue Volvo FMX on sale at CB Commercials could be up your street. A modern-looking truck, the truck comes directly from a local council with low mileage and Hyva hook loader gear. It’s ready to go to work and can be bought…

There’s a 2018 Mercedes 2545 tractor unit on this week’s front cover. It has a StreamSpace cab and is heading for the Euro Auctions sale on 25th October where it will be joined by a 2014 Volvo FH540 6×4 heavy haulage tractor unit plus tractor units from MAN, Renault and DAF. The sale is unreserved,…

This is no longer a concept truck or one that’s undergoing secret testing. Mercedes have revealed their eActros 600 tractor unit for long distance haulage. You can place an order for one today – and don’t mind a left-hand drive, 4×2 one – it will be built at the end of 2024. That’s a similar…

Four star direct vision rating, autonomous braking, lane keeping assist and other safety bells and whistles that come with the Mercedes Actros meant that safety conscious business, Mabey Hire was confident in their decision to buy four Actros 2535 flat bed rigids. “We’ve been upgrading our fleet and developing our use of safety systems hand…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been forging a path for vehicle safety in the heavy commercial vehicle industry for some years now. The company usually has safety systems installed in their trucks well before the deadline mandated by the rule makers. The company has given us an insight into the way the systems are tested in their…

We have already seen the prototype and, whilst these do not always make their way into full productions, it makes sense that the cab is essentially to Actros cab (why build a new one just for a driveline change?). So we expect the big reveal to look a little like the prototype image below. In…

Company’s First Mercedes Actros for 22 Year Old From driving a delivery van to behind the wheel of a brand new Meredes Actros tractor unit inside a year, all at the ripe old age of 22 is no mean feat for Old Transport’s driver, Shay Wheeler. Old Haulage’s first Mercedes-Benz Actros has gone to the…

Mercedes Trucks’ latest special edition Actros L Edition 3 has been revealed to the UK truck driving public. Following on from the successful Editions 1 and 2, the Actros L Edition 3 made its first UK appearance at the recent Road Transport Expo event, at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Taking delivery of one of these exclusive vehicles…

Replacing older, zero star trucks, it was important that the new trucks had to operate in central London over the course of their lifetime. With the all-important three DVS stars, the three new Actros bought by Platinum Transport Solutions are the Kent-based operator’s first trucks to wear the famous three-pointed star. The trucks were delivered…

After having moved away from buying Mercedes trucks, Northern Ireland based McGimpsey Removals have bought their first Mercedes tractor unit since 2017.  Instead of the usual 6×2 configuration seen with the StreamSpace cab, the removals truck is a 4×2 configuration and pulls a tandem axle trailer. In the removals business a truck will usually cube…

Truck operators of Mercedes Actros trucks with the manufacturer’s Multimedia Cockpit can now download Microlise SmartFlow work management software directly into their cabs.  They will receive a tailored version of the common package in their the Mercedes Truck App Portal system. Normally the driver would need additional hardware to run the system in-cab. Mercedes Actros…

When Sheffield-based haulier Toutes Directions needed a new fleet flagship, they chose to ‘tick every box’ on the options list to reward a long-serving driver. Plated for operation at a gross combination weight of 68 tonnes, the Actros 2553 arrived via the local branch of Dealer Northside Truck & Van. It has a range-topping, flat-floored…