Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

Mercedes-Benz Trucks launched it first electric series-production eActros truck for heavy-duty distribution haulage in Europe.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10146594/daimler-moves-toward-zero-emission-future-with-eactros-in-europe

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Amazon is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year, as part of a shared effort to reduce...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10124701/mercedes-benz-delivers-1-800-evs-to-amazons-european-fleet-joins-the-climate-ple

Categories: Equipment, Products, Small Fleet, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

The new 2.0L four-cylinder diesel engine produces 161 hp and 266 lb.-ft. of torque and is paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10119957/mercedes-benz-vans-introduces-4-cylinder-diesel-cargo-sprinter-for-the-u-s-marke

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Products, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

New powertrain offerings and extended range electric options highlight enhancements to the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Metris van.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/352792/mercedes-benz-announces-upgrades-to-metris-van-family

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Ideal for urban waste collection, Daimler's eEconic electric truck will be based on the all-electric eActros, with testing to begin in 2021.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/348962/daimler-announces-electric-medium-duty-eeconic

Categories: Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Location technology developer TomTom announced it is working with Daimler Trucks and Bosch on an advanced predictive cruise control system for commercial...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/347757/tomtom-announces-integrated-powertrain-project-with-daimler-and-bosch

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Mercedes-Benz has been testing its all-electric eActros commercial trucks in real-world usage for about a year. So far, it has received positive feedback...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/344214/mercedes-benz-electric-truck-testing-returns-promising-results

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Nagel-Group is testing the fully electric Mercedes-Benz eActros in Hamburg, Germany. Mercedes aims to achieve series production for heavy electric trucks...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/335719/food-logistics-fleet-testing-mercedes-eactros-electric-truck

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Safety, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Daimler Trucks says it's going to have highly automated trucks in production within a decade, and it's launched a new global business unit to help make it...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/332689/daimler-trucks-establishes-autonomous-technology-group

Categories: Aftermarket, Maintenance

VMAC has released Underhood air compressors and direct-transmission mounted PTO-Driven systems for 2019 trucks and vans.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/323803/vmac-releases-underhood-air-compressors-for-2019-model-year-trucks