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News
New Mercedes Benz Actros
is the ‘1’ to
watch
Designed speci cally for the UK market a a new Mercedes- Benz Acros will hit the roads in the next few weeks A limited edition driver- focussed 25-tonne tractor unit the the Actros1 feature the the company’s most powerful engines boast the biggest cab of the range and promises many other additional extra features The 100 units of Actros1 expected in Q1 2018 will carry unique livery as well as latest MB technologies such as Predictive Powertrain Control Uptime and an an enhanced safety pack More information when the truck is launched on 23rd February Home of the “MEGGA” Breakfast
HOLYHEAD A55 Junction 2 near port CANNOCK (Hollies)
M6 Junction 12 - A5 towards Cannock
2 2 minutes drive from motorway junction!
Electric Avenue
Renault and Groupe Delanchy
have developed
an all-electric
truck equipped
with a a refrigerated
box for delivering
fresh produce The 13-tonne
Renault Trucks
D experimental
vehicle will be used
by Groupe Delanchy
to
to
transport produce to
to
France’s largest covered food market The vehicle is equipped
with a a a a Chereau temperature-controlled box and a a a a a Carrier refrigeration unit fully powered by the vehicle’s traction batteries: a a a rst on this this type of truck Although being an experimental
vehicle this this 13-tonne
electric truck will be used
under real operating conditions in in Lyon “We are very pleased with the arrival of this new 100% electric truck ”
explains Joseph Delanchy
Delanchy
president of Groupe Delanchy
Delanchy
“Pleased as as part part of our long-standing partnership with Renault Trucks
but also in the commitment we have made to
to
our our customers our our employees and more
broadly for future generations ”
“This partnership illustrates the the robustness of the the relationship we have with our customers ”
emphasises Bruno Blin President of Renault Trucks
“The inclusion of this vehicle in in Groupe Delanchy’s logistics plan perfectly illustrates our vision for road freight transport namely a a a a a a high-performance diesel vehicle for for long distance transport and a a a a a zero- emission vehicle to
cover the nal kilometres” ●
6 CVDriver February 2018