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Daimler delivers its first electric Freightliner eCascadia to US customers

Daimler delivers its first electric Freightliner eCascadia to US customers
Stuttgart / Los Angeles , Aug 22, 2019 - Daimler Trucks is further expanding its field tests for medium and heavy-duty e-trucks in North America: This week, American customers Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries have acquired the first heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadia trucks (class 8) with a range of up to 250 miles (400 km). .

Full Connectivity and easy-to-use apps
Stuttgart, Aug 20, 2019 - Anyone who gets behind the wheel of a new Actros or Arocs with Multimedia Cockpit interactive will find themselves just a click away from an innovative, fully networked world of vehicles, drivers and logistics: an overview of all the installed apps is accessible simply by pressing “Connect” on the main screen of the instrument panel touchscreen.

43 new Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks equipped with new body variants for the UK

43 new Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks equipped with new body variants for the UK
Stuttgart / London , Aug 19, 2019 - Integrated waste management and recycling leader Biffa has expanded its fleet with 43 new Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks.

Be prepared – Mercedes-Benz Uptime now in the Atego

Be prepared – Mercedes-Benz Uptime now in the Atego
Stuttgart, Aug 16, 2019 - Workshop visits that are as predictable and efficient as possible. With Mercedes-Benz Uptime, that's now also possible for the Atego. The service, which can be added as an option as part of a Service Contract or as a separate product, has been available to Atego trucks since this year.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Celebrates 25,000-Vehicles Export Milestone

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Celebrates 25,000-Vehicles Export Milestone
Chennai / India , Aug 15, 2019 - Having started the export business in 2013, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has now produced a remarkable 25,000 export units.

Pilot project: Daimler Trucks is teaching trucks how to pay

Pilot project: Daimler Trucks is teaching trucks how to pay
Stuttgart, Aug 8, 2019 - Daimler Trucks is consistently driving forward the digitalisation of its trucks. As a result of this, drivers are relieved of stress in their daily work. Also work processes are becoming more efficient and more secure.

Fully electric heavy-duty distribution truck on the road near Rastatt: Mercedes-Benz eActros in practical testing at Logistik Schmitt

Fully electric heavy-duty distribution truck on the road near Rastatt: Mercedes-Benz eActros in practical testing at Logistik Schmitt
Ötigheim / Stuttgart, Jul 31, 2019 - The battery electric Mercedes-Benz eActros is in operation at logistics company Logistik Schmitt, located near Rastatt in southern Germany. Practical testing of the all-electric heavy-duty truck has been carried out in the region over the course of several years now and, as part of this, comparative drives with the eWayBW catenary project are also planned to take place in the Murg valley and surrounding areas.

Black is the new white: rent the new Actros at Mercedes-Benz CharterWay

Black is the new white: rent the new Actros at Mercedes-Benz CharterWay
Berlin, Jul 30, 2019 - This new Actros doesn't just look special, it can now even be rented from Mercedes-Benz CharterWay.

Mercedes-Benz Off-Road Icons: Unimog and G-Class: summit of the off-road giants

Mercedes-Benz Off-Road Icons: Unimog and G-Class: summit of the off-road giants
Stuttgart, Jul 25, 2019 - Vehicles that rise to top form in extreme terrain, have captivated with amazing technological feats for decades and have a dedicated worldwide fan base in their corner. Mercedes-Benz has no less than two of them.

Daimler Trucks: Truck drivers test new digital vehicle systems in mobile simulator

Daimler Trucks: Truck drivers test new digital vehicle systems in mobile simulator
Stuttgart, Jul 9, 2019 - For the first time, development engineers from Daimler Trucks will be on the road with a mobile vehicle simulator for user tests in the coming weeks.

Nagel-Group in Hamburg goes electric – entire Mercedes-Benz eActros "Innovation fleet" now in practical testing

Nagel-Group in Hamburg goes electric – entire Mercedes-Benz eActros "Innovation fleet" now in practical testing
Hamburg, Jul 8, 2019 - The fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros will now take to the roads for the food logistics specialist Nagel-Group in Hamburg. The vehicle will round off the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros "Innovation Fleet" for testing the heavy-duty electric truck.

The Unimog is off-roader of the year – year after year

The Unimog is off-roader of the year – year after year
Stuttgart, Jul 5, 2019 - The Unimog is at home where other vehicles have to admit defeat. This was also the view of the readers of "Off Road" magazine who voted it off-roader of the year in the "Special Vehicles" category for the fifteenth time in a row.

Cutting-edge star in silo transport – the new Mercedes-Benz Actros now at H. Freund forwarding company

Cutting-edge star in silo transport – the new Mercedes-Benz Actros now at H. Freund forwarding company
Wörth am Rhein, Jul 4, 2019 - As forwarding company specialized in Silo transport the Rheinland H. Freund GmbH & Co KG located in Kerpen took over their new Actros at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth.

Increased safety through partially automated driving: the forwarding agent Wagenstetter from Forsting in Upper Bavaria tested Active Drive Assist in the new Actros

Increased safety through partially automated driving: the forwarding agent Wagenstetter from Forsting in Upper Bavaria tested Active Drive Assist in the new Actros
Stuttgart, Jun 25, 2019 - In preparation for the new Mercedes-Benz Actros, Mercedes-Benz Trucks carried out final tests with customers. One of these customers is the forwarding agent Wagenstetter from Forsting in Upper Bavaria.

Two fully-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks for Switzerland: Camion Transport and Migros test the eActros

Two fully-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks for Switzerland: Camion Transport and Migros test the eActros
Schlieren, Switzerland, Jun 19, 2019 - Switzerland – Two further battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros are now in operation in Switzerland: one for the logistics service provider Camion Transport and another one for the retail company Migros.

Emission-free plant logistics in Mannheim: Pfenning Logistics opts for the Mercedes-Benz eActros

Emission-free plant logistics in Mannheim: Pfenning Logistics opts for the Mercedes-Benz eActros
Mannheim, Jun 11, 2019 - Another locally emission-free and quiet Mercedes-Benz eActros goes into operation with logistics service provider Pfenning Logistics. The company, headquartered in this region, will be using the battery-electric 25-tonne truck to supply the Mercedes-Benz Mannheim plant.

Successful advancement of the digital brand: Transport Logistic Munich: Fleetboard stands for the future of connected logistics
Munich, Jun 5, 2019 - Fleetboard exhibits the future of connected logistics at this year's Transport Logistic: digitisation, simple and economical. As one of the very first telematics service providers Fleetboard is continually developing its technologies further and at the show it is presenting the Mercedes-Benz Truck App Portal, the digital interface for the truck.

Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving
Blacksburg / Portland / Stuttgart, May 29, 2019 - Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing together its worldwide expertise and activities, as of June 1.

Daimler Trucks opens new cabin facility for the Russian truck market

Daimler Trucks opens new cabin facility for the Russian truck market
Stuttgart / Naberezhnye Chelny , May 27, 2019 - Today marks yet another milestone for DAIMLER KAMAZ RUS (DK RUS), the Joint Venture between Daimler Trucks and its Russian partner KAMAZ.

Quiet and emission-free short-radius distribution in Stuttgart: Dachser relies on the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros

Quiet and emission-free short-radius distribution in Stuttgart: Dachser relies on the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros
Stuttgart / Kornwestheim, May 23, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered another locally emission-free and quiet eActros to a customer. International logistics provider Dachser integrates the fully-electric 18-tonne truck into its fleet, where the truck will be tested in regular operations in and around Stuttgart.

Job #1 of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks flagship: Ready for its customers: the first new Actros rolls off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant

Job #1 of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks flagship: Ready for its customers: the first new Actros rolls off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant
Wörth am Rhein, May 21, 2019 - At the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant, the sapphire-blue Actros 1851 LS 4x2 was the first customer vehicle to roll off the production line. Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Gerald Jank, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations, and Dr Matthias Jurytko, Head of Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant, accompanied the series production start of the Mercedes-Benz flagship truck together with the production team in the Palatinate town of Wörth.

Quiet and clean deliveries in the Rhine-Main region: Rigterink Logistikgruppe tests the fully-electric eActros

Quiet and clean deliveries in the Rhine-Main region: Rigterink Logistikgruppe tests the fully-electric eActros
Flörsheim am Main , May 9, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Trucks has sent another fully-electric eActros onto the streets: the heavy-duty truck will now be put through its paces by Rigterink Logistikgruppe in regular operations; primarily transporting foodstuffs in the inner-city traffic of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Mainz and numerous other municipalities in the Rhine-Main area.

Milestone in CKD Center: A three-quarter million for the whole globe: 750.000th truck assembly kit leaves Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant

Milestone in CKD Center: A three-quarter million for the whole globe: 750.000th truck assembly kit leaves Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant
Wörth am Rhein , Apr 25, 2019 - Goodbye Rhineland-Palatinate, hello South Africa: The 750,000th truck kit from the CKD Center (= Completely Knocked Down) at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant was packed today in a 40-foot sea container for its journey overseas.

Spring cleaning with the Unimog
Stuttgart, Apr 24, 2019 - The birds are singing and buds are sprouting – time for a spot of spring cleaning.

Unimog implement carriers – powerful and flexible in Great Britain too: Three into one: the U 530 lowers business costs

Unimog implement carriers – powerful and flexible in Great Britain too: Three into one: the U 530 lowers business costs
Worcester, Great Britain, Apr 23, 2019 - Fletcher Access based in Worcester/Great Britain is a company specialised in mobile working at great heights.

Concentrated building power – Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles in off-road operations

Concentrated building power – Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles in off-road operations
Stuttgart, Apr 9, 2019 - At this year's Bauma exhibition in Munich, international and German specialised journalists were given a first-hand experience of the exhibited Mercedes-Benz construction vehicles in operation on off-road terrain. A true world premiere: the new Mercedes-Benz Arocs showed its indestructibility in mud and scree for the first time.

The new Mercedes-Benz Arocs at the Bauma 2019 exhibition: Initial customer reactions to the new Mercedes-Benz Arocs – better safety, improved connectivity and more efficiency at the building site

The new Mercedes-Benz Arocs at the Bauma 2019 exhibition: Initial customer reactions to the new Mercedes-Benz Arocs – better safety, improved connectivity and more efficiency at the building site
Munich, Apr 9, 2019 - The Bauma 2019 exhibition is aiming for a new record: more than 3,500 exhibitors from fifty-five countries and over 600,000 visitors are expected between 8 and 14 April in Munich. In addition to vehicles, the world's most important construction industry trade show presents many digital offerings to exhibitors and audiences this year.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks: The new Arocs with Multimedia Cockpit - a tailor-made solution for every vehicle body

Mercedes-Benz Trucks: The new Arocs with Multimedia Cockpit - a tailor-made solution for every vehicle body
Stuttgart, Apr 8, 2019 - The new Arocs remains true to its virtues, and continues to excel with power, robustness and efficiency. At the same time the Mercedes-Benz Trucks flagship for construction operations offers digital applications for the construction sector.

DB Schenker and FUSO expand partnership for electric trucks

DB Schenker and FUSO expand partnership for electric trucks
Stuttgart / Essen, Apr 2, 2019 - The logistics service provider DB Schenker and FUSO, a Daimler Trucks brand, are expanding their partnership in the field of fully-electric light-duty trucks. Thus DB Schenker took on four additional FUSO eCanter trucks in March for urban short-radius distribution in Paris, Frankfurt and the Stuttgart region.

Pioneers wanted: Daimler Trucks & Buses recruiting event for e-mobility

Pioneers wanted: Daimler Trucks & Buses recruiting event for e-mobility
Stuttgart, Apr 1, 2019 - On 10 and 11 May 2019, the E-Mobility Group Daimler Trucks & Buses will hold a recruiting event at the Daimler AG headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Founded in 2018, the E-Mobility Group defines the strategy for electric components, complete electric vehicles, and develops a standardized, global electric architecture.

Daimler Trucks agrees to acquire majority stake in Torc Robotics to create technology powerhouse for automated trucks

Daimler Trucks agrees to acquire majority stake in Torc Robotics to create technology powerhouse for automated trucks
Blacksburg/Stuttgart/Portland, Mar 29, 2019 - Daimler Trucks, a division in the Daimler Group, the inventor of the truck and world’s largest manufacturer of heavy and medium trucks, and Torc Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous driving solutions, are joining forces in a one-of-a-kind combination to commercialize highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on U.S. roads.

Daimler Trucks Asia opens new FUSO Product and Design Center in Japan

Daimler Trucks Asia opens new FUSO Product and Design Center in Japan
Kawasaki / Stuttgart, Mar 18, 2019 - Daimler Trucks further improves its Japan-based subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and has officially opened the new Product Center building and Design Center at the Kawasaki Plant (K1) today.

Daimler hands over FUSO eCanter to Penske Truck Leasing in the US

Daimler hands over FUSO eCanter to Penske Truck Leasing in the US
Reading (Pa.)/Tokyo/Stuttgart, Mar 14, 2019 - After Penske Truck Leasing received its first fully electrified Freightliner eM2 truck from Daimler Trucks North America in the US end of last year, the company now gets its first FUSO eCanter.

Perfect teamwork: Sideguard Assist and MirrorCam provide for greater safety

Perfect teamwork: Sideguard Assist and MirrorCam provide for greater safety
Stuttgart, Mar 13, 2019 - Thanks to its innovative assistance systems, the new Actros has made another huge jump forward with regard to safety. However, the engineers working on the new Actros have not just achieved this progress with new systems such as Active Drive Assist for semi-automated driving in all speed ranges, but also by improving existing systems.

One hundred years of commercial vehicle history at the Retro Classics 2019

One hundred years of commercial vehicle history at the Retro Classics 2019
Stuttgart, Mar 7, 2019 - Daimler Trucks will be exhibiting twelve Mercedes-Benz trucks at the "Retro Classics 2019". The vintage vehicle fair will take place from 7 to 10 March 2019 at the trade fair grounds in Stuttgart.

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2019: Cooperation as a key factor of successful digitisation

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2019: Cooperation as a key factor of successful digitisation
Stuttgart/Barcelona, Feb 20, 2019 - At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) from 25 to 28 February 2019 in Barcelona, Mercedes-Benz and the cross-Group initiative DigitalLife@Daimler are putting the spotlight on the significance of strategic partnerships for the digital transformation.

Strategic further development of the successful digital brand: Integration of Fleetboard into Mercedes-Benz Trucks; Fleetboard acquires the habbl logistics application
Stuttgart, Feb 14, 2019 - Fleetboard has been setting the standard for connected services and digital solutions in commercial vehicles for almost 20 years now. The company is strengthening its position as the market leader by taking two important steps.

Fully battery-electric driven truck for heavy-duty distribution: Mercedes-Benz eActros starts in the Murg valley: emission-free and quiet transportation

Fully battery-electric driven truck for heavy-duty distribution: Mercedes-Benz eActros starts in the Murg valley: emission-free and quiet transportation
Gaggenau / Stuttgart, Feb 14, 2019 - With the fully electric eActros truck, Mercedes-Benz Trucks demonstrates that it is already possible today to complete heavy distribution tasks locally emission-free and quietly in the Murg valley in Southern Germany. The official handover of the eActros to regionally based logistics company Logistik Schmitt took place today on occasion of Daimler Trucks’ annual press conference held at the Unimog-Museum in Gaggenau.

Daimler Trucks: record year 2018 with best-ever unit sales, revenue and earnings – further growth in unit sales expected for 2019

Daimler Trucks: record year 2018 with best-ever unit sales, revenue and earnings – further growth in unit sales expected for 2019
Stuttgart, Feb 14, 2019 - 2018 was the most successful year in the history of Daimler Trucks to date, with record unit sales, revenue and earnings (EBIT). Daimler’s truck division increased its unit sales by 10 percent to 517,300 vehicles in the year under review – its highest unit sales (2017: 470,700).

Snoplog – snow clearing at another level: the Mercedes-Benz Arocs ensures the roads of Sweden

Snoplog – snow clearing at another level: the Mercedes-Benz Arocs ensures the roads of Sweden
Sweden, Feb 12, 2019 - When the roads need to be kept clear of snow and ice during Sweden's winter, the only option is to call in the heavy machinery.

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