Daimler Trucks
Fuso launches the new eCanter – The first OEM all-electric truck available in Australia
Fuso has launched the all-electric eCanter in Australia. The arrival of the eCanter, which produces zero local emissions and features class-leading safety, heralds a new age of electric mobility in Australian cities. The eCanter is the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) all-electric truck available in Australia. Developed with the global engineering might of Daimler, the…
Read MoreThe new Mercedes-Benz Actros hauling the Red Bull Ampol Racing Supercar transporter
If you had been around Northern Tasmania last weekend you may have seen the new Mercedes-Benz Actros hauling the Red Bull Ampol Racing transporter to the latest round of the 2021 Repco Supercars season. The new Actros is carrying the cars of seven-time Supercars champion, Jamie Whincup, and 2016 Supercars championship winner and current series…
Read MoreMavin Trucks Greg Walker is the Freightliner 2020 Service Manager of the Year!
Congratulations to Greg Walker who is the Freightliner 2020 Service Manager of the Year! We are proud to have Greg as our long standing Service Manager. He has been at Mavin Truck Centre for 19 years and 13 of those as our Service Manager. Greg is currently supervising 30 mechanics across our dealership network who…
Read MoreWhen your truck carries loads of 4.2m high tyres to the mines then the Actros MirrorCam is a no brainer!
D and K Scott Transport specialise in the haulage of mega tyres from Port Botany to the mines in the Hunter Valley and they have just added a second Mercedes-Benz Actros to their fleet. Their current 13-litre 2653 Actros has performed above expectations in a pretty unique use that involves pulling custom-made trailers built to…
Read MoreFreightliner is cruising past Tesla on the electric truck superhighway
Tesla and Elon Musk might be getting all the attention for the all-electric Tesla Semi, but they’re far from the only manufacturer looking to make electric trucks. Freightliner, the leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer in America, is hard at work testing trucks with actual customers while Tesla is still stuck on the test track. Freightliner recently…
Read MoreIf your veggie fields are 50kms from your processing plant what do you do? Buy a Unimog or 12!
So what do you do when the distance between your vegetable fields that are ready to be harvested and your processing plant can be up to 50 kilometres? Well it’s too far for a conventional tractor that’s for sure and it would be so slow but this German vegetable grower came up with a unique…
Read MoreDaimler Trucks unveils BharatBenz Reefer Truck for COVID Vaccine Transportation in India
You may not be aware but Daimler Trucks have a locally based manufacturing plant in India building BharatBenz trucks. They have just unveiled the BharatBenz ‘BSafe Express’, a specialized reefer truck designed for the safe transportation of COVID-19 vaccines. Equipped with state-of-the-art connectivity, the BSafe Express uses newly developed refrigeration units that ensure the temperature…
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