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From the First Truck to the Future of Transportation: Daimler Truck Celebrates ‘130 Years of Forward’

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From the First Truck to the Future of Transportation: Daimler Truck Celebrates ‘130 Years of Forward’

Daimler Truck is launching its global anniversary campaign “130 Years of Forward”, marking 130 years since Gottlieb Daimler invented the world’s first truck in 1896 – and celebrating a legacy defined not just by history, but by progress.

RETTmobil 2026: Daimler Truck showcases the Unimog U 5023 for demanding operations and the Atego LF 10

The international firefighting and emergency services industry will gather in Fulda from May 6 to 8, 2026, at RETTmobil 2026, Europe’s leading trade fair for rescue and mobility. Daimler Truck will be represented with three vehicles. With these vehicles, the truck manufacturer, in collaboration with renowned bodybuilders, will showcase technical capabilities in the field of firefighting and disaster response.

Two-lane road to a circular economy: Mercedes-Benz Trucks unveils the reECONIC – a battery-electric vehicle made from recycled materials

How can a holistic circular economy be achieved in the commercial vehicle sector? A sustainability alliance of 33 partners—led by the Daimler Truck division Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the waste collection vehicle specialist FAUN Umwelttechnik, and the recycling company TSR Group—demonstrates this with the concept vehicle “reECONIC.” The partners have manufactured the battery-electric waste collection vehicle, based on the Mercedes-Benz eEconic, in a particularly resource-efficient manner.

Electrically into the Future: Gebrüder Weiss Sets New Benchmarks in Heavy-Duty Transport with 14 eActros 600 Trucks

Since the end of 2025, Austrian logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss has been operating fourteen Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks. The vehicles are deployed in daily general cargo, scheduled line-haul and long-distance operations at the company’s locations in Vienna, Pöchlarn, Wels and Hall in Tyrol, as well as at its headquarters in Lauterach.

Innovative solutions for municipal tasks: Mercedes-Benz Trucks at IFAT 2026 with Unimog, eEconic, eActros and a recycling concept vehicle

At IFAT 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for water, wastewater, waste, and resource management, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will present a comprehensive portfolio of vehicle solutions for municipal operations and the circular economy from May 4 to 7. With a total of eleven vehicles, the manufacturer will demonstrate how everyday municipal tasks can be handled efficiently and confidently.

First eActros as a fully electric car transporter in Denmark

Danish vehicle logistics provider Dansk Auto Logik has recently put its first fully electric car transporter into operation, based on the Mercedes Benz eActros 600.

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From Waste Collection Vehicle to Innovation Lab - The team behind the reECONIC: Bringing circular economy into the vehicle

What happens when a team dares to rethink the familiar? The reECONIC is more than a vehicle—it’s a visible proof of how circular economy and thus sustainability can become reality in commercial vehicle engineering. Driven by curiosity, conviction, and a willingness to try something new.

Building a global hydrogen champion

We at Daimler Truck are pursuing a dual-track strategy to decarbonize transport with batteries and hydrogen. Because it enables us to provide our customers with the best solutions, depending on the use case. Because it makes decarbonization faster and more cost-efficient for our industry. And because it strengthens the long-term competitiveness and resilience of our company – and of Europe as a whole. Now, we want…

Ten facts that demonstrate our sustainability progress in 2025

In 2025, we continued to advance sustainability – fully in line with our principle “at the speed of right.” This is also reflected in our second Sustainability Report, which we prepared in accordance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (Sustainability chapter on pages 71 to 157).

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Precision in the Snow: Unimog at the Snowplow World Championship in Chambéry

Unimog Geräteträger im Winterdiensteinsatz

Euro NCAP awards five stars for the high safety level of Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Two-lane road to a circular economy: Mercedes-Benz Trucks unveils the reECONIC – a battery-electric vehicle made from recycled materials

Two-lane road to a circular economy: Mercedes-Benz Trucks unveils the reECONIC – a battery-electric vehicle made from recycled materials

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