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He’s been driving trucks for more than 40 years, but Arthur Selway’s sights were set firmly on the future when he took delivery of his new Mercedes-Benz Actros. One of two identical tractor units supplied to Bristol-based Mendip Wood Shavings by Dealer Group Rygor Commercials, Arthur’s truck came equipped as …

What better way to tell the world it’s your Silver Anniversary than by announcing the fact on an awesome, limited edition flagship bearing the silver star of Mercedes-Benz. Wrings Transport’s new Actros Edition 1 arrived as the largest privately-owned haulier in the Avonmouth area prepares to mark a quarter of …

K2 Transport’s joint owners spent little time reflecting on their options when they needed another eight trucks – brand new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units with the revolutionary MirrorCam system were the obvious choice. Six of the new trucks have replaced Actros models acquired three years ago. The other two, however, …

Lincolnshire County Council has turned once again to the Mercedes-Benz Arocs for one of the toughest jobs in transport – clearing the roads of snow and ice through the winter. The authority has boosted its fleet in preparation for the onset of the cold season, by taking delivery of four …

Container specialist ATL Haulage Contractors is thrilled with the fuel-efficient performance of the 20 new-generation Actros delivered in September by its ‘favourite’ Dealer, Marshall Truck & Van. Most of the new tractor units are between half-a-mile, and a mile-and-a-half per gallon ahead of its established trucks, a performance which holds …

Long-standing Mercedes-Benz operator Doccombe Global Logistics has commissioned one of the UK’s first new-generation Actros rigids, a smartly finished 26-tonner which was supplied by Dealer Marshall Truck & Van. The Downton, Wiltshire-based company is a committed supporter of ex-service personnel charity the Royal British Legion. The Actros entered service shortly …

One of the scaffolding industry’s first low-entry Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks has entered service with a south London firm for which safety and compliance are top priorities. Croydon-based ASA Scaffolding Services undertakes much of its work in the centre of the capital, where the Econic’s unrivalled Direct Vision credentials are a …

Ringway Jacobs will be relying on a fleet of new Mercedes-Benz gritters to keep the roads of Cheshire East clear of ice and snow this winter. The leading highways service provider turned once again to preferred supplier Roanza Truck & Van for the eight new vehicles, all of which are …

New start business Eco-Pan has drafted a Mercedes-Benz eight-wheeler into the front line of the battle to keep sewers flowing in the capital and beyond. Headlines last spring highlighted the discovery of a 100-metre-long ‘concreteberg’, which was blocking three Victorian-era sewers in central London. The mass, which weighed an estimated …

Calor’s continual determination to improve safety while maximising efficiency has prompted it to add Mercedes-Benz trucks to its established fleet – the high-profile gas supplier’s first 20 vehicles to wear three-pointed stars are now operating from its depot in Immingham. Dealer Ciceley Commercials will shortly deliver another 10 trucks, all …