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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…

Well, we are confused.  It seems that Dennis Eagle won the tender for Reigate & Banstead council’s new refuse trucks.  Nothing out of the ordinary there.  However they are supplying eleven new Mercedes-Benz Econics.  The trucks are fitted with Dennis Eagle Olympus Twin Pack compaction bodies, so there you are. Crystal clear. The Econics were…

With some 40 Mercedes gritters on their fleet, loyal Mercedes Trucks customer, Worcestershire County Council has upgraded to three new Arocs models, sending the outgoing trucks to the auctions for sale. Local Council Buys Locally Local Dealer group Rygor Commercials has supplied three new-generation Mercedes-Benz Arocs 2630Ks with ground-breaking MirrorCam technology instead of conventional mirrors…

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…

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…

The interim reports are already out for the major truck manufacturers and they make grim reading. For the first six months of the year, sales at Scania were down by 24% with MAN falling 26%.  This meant that instead of last year’s EU248 million profit at MAN for the first half of the year, the…

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…

With the potential for 24/7 opening for the service department and faster turnaround times, Midlands Truck & Van’s £7 million investment in their brand new Smethick dealership will improve the lives of the local operators and the company’s employees. Overseeing a building project during COVID-19 shutdown could not have been easy, as work on the…

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…

My initial thought about this was – erh, no, why should anyone be that interested truck steering wheels? But looking at the images of the dashboards and steering wheels of Mercedes trucks from over the years does make you start to think back to earlier, more simple times.  Try to picture how different these trucks…

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…

Where trucks are working across London, responsible truck operators will increasingly specify low-entry cabs, not just for ease of access, but mainly for improved direct vision and enhanced safety for pedestrians and other road users. Long the mainstay of the refuse collection world, these low entry cabs will be specified as tippers, scaffolding, refrigerated trucks…

Everyone knows that Mercedes Unimogs are fantastic – the question is can you justify paying the price tag for one? That’s the dilemma that Luke Finney no longer has.  He has convinced himself that they are definitely worth the money.  It only took the agricultural and equestrian contractor fourteen years to make the decision, so…

The COIVD crisis has not been totally bad news for everyone. Some companies have actually benefited from the pandemic.  One such example is parcel delivery company, DPD UK. So busy has DPD UK been since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that shortly after confirming its 2020 requirement for 50 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units…

Sometimes you need a bit of luck.  That’s what happened for Truck Sales Executive Martin Kemsley at Mercedes-Benz dealer, Sparshatts.  The Salvatori Group opened an additional depot in Sittingbourne, Kent on the town’s Eurolink Industrial Estate alongside the Mercedes truck dealer. That’s a solid introduction, but you still have to close the deal – Salvatori…

We all know it’s a great truck/tractor and it has been confirmed yet again by the readers of “Off Road” magazine, who voted it off-roader of the year in the “Special Vehicles” category for the sixteenth time in a row. The Unimog was well ahead in first place with 54.7 percent of readers’ votes. The…

After struggling with poor reliability from their existing truck manufacturer for many years, Michael Whelan decided to try a Mercedes Actros in 2013.  Owner of specialist boat transport company, South West Boat Transport,  Whelan found the reliability so much better he bought another in 2017.  Nearly three years on sees the company invest in a…

City West Commercials managed to get a couple of ‘Approved Used’ trucks into the fleet of ‘Driven by Me’ which gave the brand the opportunity to impress the owner and drivers alike. Traditionally a Swedish truck fan the driver, Steve Garnier, has been blown away by his new Mercedes-Benz, an Actros 2548 BigSpace tractor unit….