Mercedes sell a lot of trucks in the UK to be used as curtainsiders. Their popular Atego, Axor, Antos and Actros models are often configured with curtainside bodies for distribution work. The Mercedes is the perfect brand for this type of distribution work with ambient box bodies The Mercedes brand makes a statement – especially to those who know little about trucks but the costs of buying a Mercedes box truck should not be as high as for a Scania or Volvo. Looking for a smaller Mercedes curtainsider under 5 tonnes GVW? Then you should be looking at a Sprinter. There are links to all of the Mercedes curtainsider models and variants on this page – browse through the links to find your ideal three-pointed star.
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 to FORS Gold-accredited Platinum’s head office in Belvedere, on the south bank of the Thames, by Dealer Sparshatt Truck & Van. Two are 18-tonne GVW 1824 models, with 7.7-litre ‘straight six’ engines each generating 238 hp; the third is a 26-tonne 2530, with a 300…
With heavy drinks on board, a 7.5 tonner is not up to the task, but an 18 tonner is too large for daily drink deliveries to hospitality. The perfect compromise seems to be a 13.5 tonne Atego according to Dayla Drinks. Three new Mercedes Atego delivery trucks are helping the company get around in the Home Counties, serving up the wholesaler’s range of beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks and snacks to the hospitality industry. Supplied by Dealer Motus Truck & Van, the latest additions to Dayla Drinks’ expanding fleet will enable it to stay ahead of demand, which has been…
A successful business relationship forged over many years meant that North Yorkshire haulier Dowse of Richmond had no hesitation in returning to Dealer Bell Truck & Van for the latest addition to its all-Mercedes-Benz fleet. The 26-tonner is the operator’s first truck from the current Actros range - an Actros 2536 variant, with flat-floored BigSpace cab and 10.7-litre, 265 kW (360 hp) in-line six-cylinder engine. Its curtainside body is by Robinsons Truck Bodyworks, of Newcastle Upon Tyne. The new truck is smartly finished in Dowse of Richmond’s eye-catching livery, with colour-coded bumpers, chrome grille, Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy wheels, sun visor…
Caledonian Logistics has ordered 35 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks in rigid and tractor unit form – their first Mercedes Actros order in five years, due in part to short lead times frrom the German manufacturer. The Aberdeenshire-based company’s 35 new vehicles are being supplied by local Dealer BLS Truck & Van and are the subject of contract hire agreements with Mercedes-Benz Finance. Most are replacing trucks by two other manufacturers that have reached the ends of their contract hire terms. However, Caledonian Logistics is also increasing its total fleet strength by a couple of vehicles, to 80. Caledonian Logistics has ordered…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ ability to supply a 26-tonne chassis with the low frame height that allows customers to maximise load volumes meant that when it needed a second truck to stay ahead of growing customer demand, PRM Green Technologies had no hesitation in choosing another Actros. The company, which operates from headquarters in Cannock, Staffordshire, provides specialised IT equipment recycling and secure data destruction services for customers from across the commercial and public sectors. Like its three-year-old predecessor, the new vehicle was supplied by Dealer Midlands Truck & Van. Once again, the operator chose a 2540 LnR model with ClassicSpace L-cab,…
