Tag Archives: Mercedes-Benz

Leading hard landscaping materials producer AG (Acheson & Glover) has laid firm foundations for future success by commissioning the first six Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units to enter service in Northern Ireland. They pull new SDC dropside trailers with rear-mounted Palfinger crane grabs, and are being used to deliver paving products …

Shared-user distribution specialist Lenham Storage has marked its 70th anniversary by commissioning a Mercedes-Benz tractor unit which wears a special livery highlighting an enduring relationship with the three-pointed star that dates back to the late 1940s. The eye-catching Actros 2551 has a range-topping GigaSpace cab, the back wall of which …

Temperature-controlled transport specialist Bedworth Haulage is reporting weekly savings on its fuel bill of up to £190 per unit from its latest Mercedes-Benz tractor units, compared to the Swedish-built trucks that form the backbone of its fleet. The Coventry-based operator says the four Actros 2551s are returning 10.5 mpg and …

Dairy distribution specialist Pattemores Transport (Crewkerne) is achieving productivity gains and enhancing its environmental credentials after commissioning the first 8×2 Mercedes-Benz Arocs to be supplied by south coast Dealer Pentagon Commercials. The 32-tonne tanker carries up to 3,000 litres more milk than its 26-tonners, which can equate to an extra …

Savva Roberts founded his Tyne & Wear transport business with a single van a quarter of a century ago. The following year he swapped it for his first Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and he’s bought no other make of van since. Today, Washington-based SR Transport runs five 3.5-tonne Sprinters and four mid-sized …

The first Mercedes-Benz Actros to join the distinctively liveried, 200-strong tractor unit fleet of Lancashire haulier Fagan & Whalley has impressed its new owners so much that they have now ordered another two. Supplied by Dealer Ciceley Commercials, the ‘seed’ vehicle entered service last year. Its winning blend of driver …

Utilising pioneering future technology Mercedes-Benz Trucks is using the latest 3D printing processes to produce plastic spare parts as a standard production method in the Customer Services & Parts sector. As of 30 September GenuineParts can be ordered and supplied at the press of a button from the 3D printer, …

A Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor unit belonging to Preston-based GBA Services has recorded a stunning fuel consumption figure of 17.1 mpg over a 100-mile run through Austria. The six-month-old truck was hauling a cargo of bulky but light pharmaceuticals in a 13.6-metre refrigerated trailer to a customer in Vienna, working at …

Thirteen years after it commissioned its first 3.5-tonne FUSO Canter, South Wales arboriculturalist TR33 has finally withdrawn the truck from front-line service – and replaced it with two new examples of the same model. TR33 is based in Michaelston Y Fedw, Cardiff, and provides a full range of tree services, …

So striking are its new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units from Orwell that Felixstowe-based Coastal Global Services has noticed a pronounced upturn in applications from drivers since it set them on the road. Parent company Coastal Global Logistics commissioned the five fuel-efficient trucks to coincide with its 10th anniversary, and they …