The new Electric Mercedes-Benz Urban e-Truck starts trials in Europe
This year, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is bringing the world´s first all-electric heavy-duty truck to market in a small scale trial in Europe. Following the presentation of the Urban eTruck with 25 t perm. GVW and a range of up to 200 km at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in 2016, the first vehicles will be delivered…
Read MoreBasil Jarman – Legendary Kempsey Born Owner / Driver
Basil Jarman, whose long working life in road transport involved driving many makes and models, was best known on the east coast of Australia for operating a number of Mercedes Benz trucks between Sydney and Brisbane. There is a very interesting article in this months Vintage Trucks & Commercial Magazine documenting Basil’s life in the…
Read MoreMTC customer Ray Worboys featured in Powertorque magazine.
Mavin Truck Centre customer Ray Worboys has been featured in the latest edition of Powertorque magazine. Ray is the owner of a pristine Freightliner Coronado he uses to cart steel and has just added a Mercedes-Benz Actros cab-over to his operation. He was tempted to buy another brand instead, but highlighted the service from the…
Read MoreCoronado called up for Freightliner Racing duty
Freightliner Racing has revealed a new-look Commodore Supercar and Coronado prime mover that will haul it to each race. The Albury-based team has switched from black and red to a white and silver livery topped off with a striking new shade of red for the car driven by two-time race winner Tim Slade. It has…
Read MoreMavin Trucks are Freightliner Regional Dealer Of The Year Again!
Freightliner has recently celebrated its best performers at its annual Dealer of the Year Awards in Melbourne and we are proud to say Mavin Truck Centre are the 2016 Freightliner Rural Dealer of the Year. This is the eighth time that we have won this prestigious award.
Read MoreFreightliner Columbia Roll Stability Control
Did you know that the Freightliner Columbia offers a factory supplied option of the Freightliner Roll Stability Control System (RSC). RSC reduces the risk of a vehicle rollover in extreme cornering or evasive manoeuvres, especially for vehicles with a high centre of gravity that are more susceptible. Roll Stability Control (RSC) is an active vehicle…
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