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Daimler Truck, Lambert Defence and Soframe join forces for Belgian Defence Tender
21 Jul 2026
Daimler Truck AG, Lambert Defence and Soframe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation in response to th…
eActros 400 with Mechanical Power Take-Off: Mercedes-Benz Trucks delivers electric tipper tractor units to AVG Köln
21 Jul 2026
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has handed over three battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 400 trucks of the second model generation with ProCabin to AVG K�…
Setra goes Bavaria
21 Jul 2026
With Prager Reisen, Weger Reisen, and Söllner Reisen, three Bavarian travel operators are relying on vehicles from the Setra ComfortClass range.…
Pit Stop at the Nürburgring: Mercedes-Benz Trucks Showcases 30 Years of Actros at the Truck Grand Prix
14 Jul 2026
Mercedes Benz Trucks will be present at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring from July 10 to 12, 2026, placing the "30 Years of Actros" an…
Daimler Truck unit sales in Q2 2026: 86,707 units
14 Jul 2026
In Q2 2026, the Daimler Truck Group (“Daimler Truck”) sold 86,707 vehicles (Q2 2025: 80,607). Mercedes-Benz Trucks increased unit sales to 38,9…
Special exhibition “130 Years of Commercial Vehicles” at the Mercedes-Benz Museum starting June 28, 2026
14 Jul 2026
From the first Daimler truck to the eActros 600: 130 years of innovation for the transport of tomorrow…
First eEconic delivered to waste management services in Stuttgart
14 Jul 2026
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has handed over the first five of a total of ten battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eEconic vehicles to the local municipal waste …
Daimler Truck Global Parts Center is now in full operation: Spare parts shipping from Halberstadt to Mercedes-Benz truck customers worldwide
14 Jul 2026
Following the opening of the Daimler Truck Global Parts Center (GPC) in the summer of last year, the company has completed the gradual commissionin…
Daimler Truck Partners with KEYOU on Hydrogen Combustion Technology
14 Jul 2026
Daimler Truck AG and KEYOU GmbH will collaborate to bring hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines to market readiness as a complementary drive…
The Spanish logistics company Baltransa is strengthening its fleet with 25 new Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabin Trucks
19 Jun 2026
The Spanish family-owned company Baltransa, a specialist in the national and international transportation of chemical products, has expanded its fl…
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