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New Benzes roll in for Linfox
Linfox has taken delivery of its first new generation Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz trucks that feature cutting edge safety technologyAustralia’s biggest privately-owned logistics company recently placed an order for 45 new-generation Mercedes-Benz trucks to be delivered early this year.
Six of the new trucks were recently delivered to the Linfox yard in West Melbourne where Daimler Truck and Bus President and CEO, Daniel Whitehead, handed the keys to Linfox Executive Chairman, Peter Fox.
Mr Whitehead says it was nice to see the new generation model in Linfox colours.
“Daimler Trucks, and especially Mercedes-Benz, has had a very long and successful relationship with Linfox and it is great to see the next chapter in that history unfold,” he said.
The Linfox fleet of new Mercedes-Benz trucks will operate in various applications, including fuel distribution, container freight, supermarket distribution and linehaul.
Mercedes-Benz said it is the first truck manufacturer in Australia to introduce a full range of Euro 6 models, which deliver a particulate matter reduction of 99 per cent and a 97 per cent reduction of nitrogen oxides, while delivering fuel economy savings of more than seven per cent.
It also offers an industry leading Safety Pack featuring technology that can initiate automatic emergency braking for pedestrians as well as vehicles, automatically adjust the truck’s speed to maintain a safe distance between it and the vehicle in front, alert the driver if the truck wanders out of its lane and even warn the driver if they show signs of fatigue.
At the handover, Peter Fox commented: “There are significant wins for both business and the environment by reducing emissions.”
“Through our Green Fox program, Linfox has reduced its total emissions by more than 50 per cent and our investment in Euro 6 engines is an important part of continuing this progress,” he said
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The next-generation Mercedes-Benz truck range was introduced in Australia in late 2016 following an extensive evaluation program.
New engines were at the core of the new generation model, with new high performance 11-litre, 13-litre and 16-litre units, which use up to 40 per cent less AdBlue than previous generation engines. A new automated manual transmission was also introduced, with 20 per cent faster gear changes and a new crawler function for low speed work.
The recently delivered Linfox trucks were 2653 models, which feature a 13-litre six-cylinder engine that generates 530hp.
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