2026 is the year that sees Mercedes-Benz mark the 130th anniversary of the world’s first truck. Presented by Gottlieb Daimler in 1896, the two cylinder “Phoenix” rear mounted engine delivered four horsepower via a displacement of 1.06 litres, driving the rear axle via a belt system. Coil springs protected the...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has set a new Guinness World Records title with its battery-electric long-haul eActros 600 truck including a semitrailer. Having reversed 124.7 kilometers means the manufacturer beat the previous world record in continuously reversing with a truck by around 36 kilometers. The former world record of some 89 kilometers...