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Electrically powered grocery delivery vans are becoming an increasingly common sight in the UK’s cities.  However, lend a thought to how they are delivered to their area of work.  They have not been designed for long distance motorway work – they are at their best covering local distances in towns and cities. As a result,…

Nobody wants to wait months for a truck, so being able to get a brand new, bodied tipper in such a short time frame was important to Barrachander Quarry boss Calum McCrae. Of course, the trucks have to perform as well. Since McCrae has been so impressed with the reliability of the 8×4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs…

Hot on the heels of Volvo Trucks taking orders for the electrified heavy duty range of trucks comes Mercedes-Benz with the launch of their battery-powered eActros for heavy-duty distribution. You’ll need to be in front of your computer at 9am UK time on June 30th and visit this link: https://newtrucknewera.mercedes-benz-trucks.com/ The event will cover the…

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 new truck and van aftersales centre is now taking shape in the Essex town of Witham. The project represents an investment of nearly £4 million by Motus (UK), the owner of two long-established Mercedes-Benz Dealers – between them, Orwell Truck & Van and S & B Commercials represent the three-pointed star from eight branches…

One year on from Wren Kitchens’ decision to install Fleetboard in all 100 of its trucks, the Daimler-owned telematics system has served up an impressive improvement in fuel efficiency. The UK’s number one specialist retailer, which delivers more than 2,000 kitchens every week, has seen average returns shoot up by 1.5 mpg across a fleet…

Exeter-based Parsons Nationwide Distribution have always been impressed with their Mercedes Actros tractor units but preferred to go for a Swedish manufacturer for their rigid trucks.  That’s all changed as the company has just commissioned its first rigid truck bearing the three-pointed star. Purchased from City West Commercials, the 26-tonne Actros came with MirrorCam, Active…

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,…

The workshop is familiar with them, they are reliable over a ten-year working life, but the key factor in Moray council choosing four new Econics was the safety features. All but three of Moray Council’s 29 refuse collection trucks are Mercedes trucks. Vehicle Services & Compliance Manager John Pearson said: “We know from experience that…

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…

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 shows the importance of the UK truck market when a young professional moved from the position of Head of Sales, Key Accounts and Used Truck for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in the Middle East and North Africa region, responsible for steering manufacturer and distributor Sales operations in 19 markets to a district management role in Milton…

It makes perfect sense for a council to buy the truck that is safest to use – especially when the truck is involved with erecting safety cones and other traffic management duties. That’s what Cardiff Council procurement chiefs did when they ordered two new Mercedes-Benz Econics to help traffic flow smoothly in and around the…

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…

The more the better as far as authorised repairers are concerned? Not always, as standards have to be maintained and there has to be enough work for every repairer to carry out to make it worth their while jumping through the hoops demanded by the exacting truck manufacturers. So, news that Cordwallis can now undertake…

If you are selling high quality food – even frozen food – then the company’s image has to look right online, in store and on the road. Managing their own transport in house and buying Mercedes trucks and vans for the job means that the overall image of frozen food retailer, Cook is kept high….

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…

If the standard crew cab is too long to fit a full-length body, then order a sleeper cab that has a seat-bunk combination fitted.  That’s what R&S Recovery Services’ did with their new Mercedes-Benz Atego which now has a cab that’s roomy enough to accommodate five passengers, but not so long that it eats into…

It’s a great-looking truck. Blinged to the eyeballs, the Mercedes Arocs 3248 should turn heads wherever it goes.  Jason Ward, owner of H&C Haulage must like his son in law, Rhys Ford.  Not only has he provided work for the 29-year old in the family business, but also has given him the ‘Muck Monkey’ to…