Spanish transportation company orders 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks

Spanish forwarding agent Primafrio has ordered 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The ordered vehicles are intended to modernise the fleet of this company specialised in the transportation of refrigerated goods, with reliable semi-trailer tractors from Mercedes now set

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Mercedes-Benz Actros receives 'Green Truck 2013' award

The Mercedes-Benz Actros 1851 GigaSpace is the most eco-friendly commercial vehicle of 2013. The Euro-VI compliant truck made a direct impact in what was just its first year on the road due to its low fuel consumption, as proven last year in these independent

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Mercedes-Benz Actros wins international design award once again

The iF label is recognised worldwide as a hallmark of excellent design - a cachet that now attaches to the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. This year, 49 experts from the areas of design, industry and education chose their favourites from over 3,000 entries.

The competition

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Mercedes-Benz Actros wins two prestigious design awards

The new Mercedes-Benz Actros has won not one but two prestigious design awards - the German Design Award 2013 in the 'Transportation and Public Space' category and the 'Focus in Gold 2012' award from the Design Center Stuttgart. The flagship truck from Mercedes-Benz

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Daimler first to receive certification for meeting EU regulation on 'Advanced Emergency Braking Systems' with its new ABA 3

At the IAA this year, Daimler AG was presented by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) with the first certificate of approval to be issued in Europe in relation to the international Regulation on 'AEBS - Advanced Emergency Braking Systems'. The certification

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Mercedes-Benz Actros wins 2012 red dot design award

Mercedes-Benz sets sustainable trends in truck design with maximum aesthetic appeal. The judging panel of the most internationally acclaimed design competition has acknowledged this fact by awarding the Stuttgart-based company the coveted red dot award for

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Delivery of 250 Mercedes-Benz Actros to Iraq

In yet another major order for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Iraq's State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI) recently purchased 250 trucks to assist in reconstruction efforts in the country. The last of the ordered vehicles were delivered to SCAI just a few days ago.

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Best commercial vehicles and best brands 2012 poll; Seven victories for Daimler

Daimler won seven awards at the ceremony honouring the best commercial vehicles and best brands 2012 in Stuttgart. More than 8000 readers participated in the poll and bestowed victories on five Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles and two Mercedes-Benz

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Daimler Trucks aims to increase unit sales and market share in 2012

In 2012 Daimler Trucks aims to build on the successes it posted last year. After sales and revenues had each increased by 20 per cent in 2011, and the results even increased by twice this amount, the division aims to boost its unit sales further this year and achieve Earnings

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It’s Mercedes-Benz past and present for Adam Jones Group

West Midlands haulier Adam Jones Group knows all about the virtues of Mercedes-Benz vehicles – its fleet includes a magnificent replica of a rare and historic 1930s SSK sports car.

Mercedes-Benz only built 40 SSKs, more than half of which were racers, and

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