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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
NOVEMBER 2015
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HE one millionth Mercedes-Benz Ac-
tros produced in Wörth, Germany,
was delivered to long-standing South
African customer Imperial. The milestone
Actros 2646 LS 6X4, a three-axle tractor
unit in arctic white, will soon be on South
African roads.
With Kobus van Zyl, Executive Director:
Daimler Trucks & Buses South Africa in
attendance, Stefan Buchner: Head of Mer-
cedes-Benz Trucks, symbolically handed
over the keys to Mark Lamberti, CEO of
Imperial Holdings Limited, headquartered
in South Africa.
“We are very proud to have already put one
million Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks on
the road from our Wörth plant. The Actros
stands for maximum economy, safety and
comfort. Among other things, the truck im-
presses with its fuel efficiency and that’s
what makes it a global bestseller,” says
Buchner.
The first Actros was launched to the market
in 1996 and since then, the Actros has be-
come the most successful heavy duty truck
in the world. Among its most notable im-
provements is a reduction in fuel consump-
tion and increased driving comfort.
“Mercedes-Benz South Africa has sold
Actros trucks to countless customers. We
have chosen Imperial Logistics as the most
appropriate recipient of the one millionth
Actros given the extensive, mutually ben-
eficial business relationship developed
over a long period. We also recognise the
leading position Imperial Logistics has as
a professional operator not only in Africa,
but across the world. We appreciate its un-
wavering loyalty to the three-pointed star,
as this demonstrates that our products are
superior when it comes to quality, economy
and reliability,” says Van Zyl.
“The Actros is currently the model of choice
for all Imperial operations in South Africa.
This model, together with the supporting
services and telematics system FleetBoard,
has been developed to meet and exceed all
Imperial Logistics’ requirements,” he adds.
One of the reasons Imperial Logistics uti-
lises the Actros is the ease with which the
trucks can be customised to suit its various
applications. They are also backed-up by a
professional dealer network intent on ensur-
ing maximum vehicle availability.
“First-class logistics services need first-
class trucks. Therefore, for many years, we
at Imperial have relied on the collaboration
with Mercedes-Benz Trucks,” says Lamberti.
Wörth is Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ largest
plant and was established in 1963. It pro-
duces the Actros, Antos, Arocs, Axor and
Atego. The Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks
division vehicles Econic, Unimog and Zet-
ros also roll from its assembly lines. Up to
470 trucks customised according to cus-
tomer requirements leave Wörth each day.
Customers in over 150 countries value the
plant’s claim: 'Quality made in Wörth'.
Daimler plans to invest one billion Euro for
modernisation and expansion of the site by
2020. Around 11 400 employees work at
the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant.
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THE ONE MILLIONTH
Mercedes-Benz Actros
TRANSPORT