New Delhi: Mercedes-Benz Custom Tailored Trucks (CTT), the department for tailor-made conversions from Mercedes-Benz Trucks, has successfully converted its 300,000th vehicle. The anniversary vehicle is an Actros 8×4/4 Full-SLT for use in the heavy-duty sector.Marc Schulz, Head of Product Development and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Custom Tailored Trucks, said, “In a world of increasing complexity, the right vehicle for a specific transport demand might not be available in series production. Custom Tailored Trucks offers solutions where the wide range of standard and optional equipment from Mercedes-Benz Trucks reaches its limits. As a central point of contact for customer special requests, we at CTT deliver unique, tailor-made solutions for our customers. For more than 20 years, the teams at CTT have been developing, implementing, and selling tailor-made solutions.”Actros 8×4/4 Full-SLT anniversary vehicle After the Actros rolled off the production line in Wörth, the original 3-axle truck was converted into a 4-axle, full-size SLT with two driven axles in Molsheim and at TITAN in Sulzbach to be able to use it as a semitrailer truck for heavy-duty transport. For this purpose, an 8-ton leading axle was installed and frame mounted behind the cab, offering space for a 900-liter fuel tank, a compressed-air vessel, and a rear-mounted cooling system for cooling in fueled operation and retarder mode.
The likewise retrofitted fifth-wheel coupling and the slider allow efficient axle load distribution. The frame, including components, was then equipped with a side trim. Custom Tailored (e)Trucks – eActros 300 Low liner for stringent demands Electric trucks play an important role in implementing the Mercedes-Benz Trucks strategy of locally CO2-neutral transportation.
Based on the eActros 300 semi-trailer truck, CTT is currently building a “low liner” variant of the electric truck in Molsheim as a pilot project, which is suitable for use with mega trailers and in automotive logistics. The eActros 300 can also be a suitable solution for high-volume transport that requires an interior height of up to three meters as a lowliner. The completed low liners are initially to be used by selected customers in-plant logistics at Mercedes-Benz Trucks.
