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Freitag, 10.September 2010The Mercedes-Benz Actros for long-haulage has now gone on sale in Brazil. With the introduction of on-road models in August, Mercedes-Benz is ramping up its activities in Brazil. Back in March, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil announced that it would be increasing the production capacity of its plant in São Bernardo do Campo by 2012 in order [...]
FleetBoard presents new transport management solutions at IAA Commercial Vehicles
Mittwoch, 1.September 2010Daimler FleetBoard is presenting trailblazing telematics services to maximise the economic efficiency of trucks and vans at the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair in Hanover. New products designed for industry-specific transport processes and enhanced fleet productivity will be on show at the FleetBoard stand in the Mercedes-Benz area of Daimler Trucks in hall no. 14/15.
The new [...]
New at the IAA: Actros Edition Black Liner/White Liner
Dienstag, 24.August 2010The Actros Edition Black Liner and White Liner is the most exclusive and attractive form of star-branded long-distance truck. On the outside perfectly attired, from the metallic paintwork to the decorative stripe, and inside perfectly equipped, from special leather seats to Active Brake Assist, the new Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition showcases the brand.
Actros Edition exterior: a [...]
Freight Carrier U.S. Xpress Receives 50,000th Freightliner Truck from Daimler Trucks North America
Dienstag, 10.August 2010Last week, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) presented the freight carrier U.S. Xpress with its 50,000th Freightliner truck. Martin Daum, President and CEO of DTNA, and Mark Lampert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at DTNA, handed over the vehicle to Max Fuller, co-Chairman of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, during a special ceremony at the [...]
Mercedes-Benz Econic with Natural Gas Technology now also in Asia
Dienstag, 3.August 2010The Mercedes-Benz Econic with Natural Gas Technology (NGT) is now gaining a foothold in Asia. Now that cities such as Stockholm, Paris, Prague, Athens, Berlin or Valencia have decided in favour of this environmentally friendly waste disposal vehicle, Sembcorp Industries, Singapore’s largest waste management company, is starting a one-year field trial to assess market acceptance, [...]
Daimler AG and LEHNKERING GmbH sign a general agreement for the delivery of 220 Mercedes-Benz trucks
Freitag, 30.Juli 2010Hubertus Troska, head of Mercedes-Benz trucks, and Cees van Gent, CEO of LEHNKERING GmbH, signed a general agreement for the delivery of 220 Mercedes-Benz trucks and a comprehensive service-leasing package for LEHNKERING’s Road Logisitics & Services Division (RLS) at LEHNKERING’s headquarters in Duisburg.
The general agreement is for four years, ending in 2013. The first [...]
First double-clutch transmission in a truck
Mittwoch, 28.Juli 2010As with a fully automatic transmission it is a two-pedal system, there is an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a selector lever. The selector lever allows automatic or manual gearshift mode to be selected.
The M038S6 “Duonic transmission” has six forward gears and a reverse gear. The P-function ensures safe parking by preventing the vehicle [...]
1965: The first truck completely assembled at the Wörth plant came off the production line
Dienstag, 27.Juli 2010Acquisition of the premises was hardly spectacular, meriting a few marginal lines in the Annual Report of 1960: “In the Wörth area near Karlsruhe industrial premises have been purchased that lie favourably close to the South German parent plants and on which construction of a production facility for major assemblies will begin in the near [...]
Rapid assistance for heavy trucks
Dienstag, 20.Juli 2010he updated guideline for recovery services covering the Actros, Atego and Axor series has recently become available at www.mercedes-benz.de/abschleppen-bergen. As trucks are by nature extremely heavy, the recovery procedure must precise to avoid further damage. The relevant parameters are described in detail in the guideline.
Time is of particular importance when recovering trucks, as the traffic [...]
New “Active Brake Assist 2″ system in the Mercedes-Benz Actros: the world’s safest truck is now even safer
Freitag, 16.Juli 2010The world’s safest truck is now even safer: Mercedes-Benz is introducing second-generation Active Brake Assist for the heavy-duty Actros truck. This unique and multi-award-winning safety system now has even greater capability:
whereas the first-generation system applied the brakes automatically if it detected a risk of a head-to-tail collision with a slow-moving obstacle in front of [...]
Daimler Trucks Invests in Russia and Opens New Truck Sales and Service Center in Moscow
Donnerstag, 15.Juli 2010On Wednesday, the Daimler sales organization Mercedes-Benz Russia SAO opened a new sales and service center in Moscow. A total of €35 million was invested in the new center, which was constructed in just 13 months. Conveniently located on the Moscow Ring highway, the center will offer new and used Mercedes-Benz and Fuso trucks. The [...]
21 truck drivers qualify for the final of the international Drivers‘ League
Mittwoch, 14.Juli 2010More than 8000 truck drivers all over the world took up the challenge of the year’s most exciting drivers‘ competition from 1 – 30 June 2010. This was 2600 more drivers compared to the previous year.
An economical style driving during their day-to-day work was measured and evaluated using the FleetBoard operating analysis, which takes [...]
The Federal Agency for Technical Relief relies on emergency service vehicles from Mercedes-Benz
Montag, 12.Juli 2010The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk, or THW) is to get new emergency service vehicles from Mercedes-Benz as part of an extensive procurement programme. Several new vehicles were handed over to the THW in a symbolic gesture at Interschutz 2010, the leading international exhibition for fire prevention and disaster relief.
Sprinters deployed as [...]
Daimler receives further orders for natural gas and hybrid commercial vehicles in the U.S.
Freitag, 9.Juli 2010Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Daimler Buses have once again received orders for low-emission vehicles. Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North America’s school bus manufacturer, has received an order for 130 compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses. That’s the biggest contract for natural gas buses in the company’s history.
The buses were ordered by [...]
Daimler Trucks North America is the only U.S. truck manufacturer to increase production capacity
Freitag, 2.Juli 2010DTNA is the only U.S. truck manufacturer currently able to increase its production capacity. The company plans to produce 67 percent more heavy-duty Class 8 trucks in July 2010 than were manufactured in the same month last year.
“Since the beginning of the year, DTNA has received more than 21,400 orders for trucks and school [...]
Daimler Trucks to Invest Around $200 Million in Detroit Diesel Engine Plant in U.S.
Dienstag, 22.Juni 2010Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced today that it will invest $194 million (approximately €157 million) in the Detroit Diesel engine production facility in Redford, Michigan. The investment will be supported by a variety of state and local incentives.
These incentives include a Michigan Economic Growth Authority Award of $56.8 million (approximately €46 million), which [...]
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