Daimler Commercial Vehicles MENA FZE and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have celebrated the occasion of 20 years of Actros in the Middle East and in North Africa (MENA).
Three UAE customers – Al Jaber Leasing Services, Western Bainoona Group and Mubarak & Sons Transport – were rewarded as Actros Mileage Millionaires for reaching mileages of more than 1 million kilometers with their Actros trucks.
Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks: We sold more than 1,000,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks in the past 20 years. This makes our Actros the most successful premium heavy-duty truck in the world.
Now we are proud to celebrate additional Millions: Three Actros trucks from the UAE, each with more than 1,000,000 kilometers! This is a great achievement and illustrates the loyalty of our customers based on the unprecedented reliability of our Actros.
The three Actros trucks showcased at an event in Dubai to mark the occasion have driven a total 4.7 million kilometers in overall 33 years of operation. This equals 30,000 times driving the distance between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
All trucks are first-hand and were originally purchased from Emirates Motor Company (EMC), the Mercedes-Benz authorized distributor in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Gargash Enterprises, the authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
The top Mileage Millionaire is a 1st generation Actros model 3848 with a tanker body, which has achieved a mileage of 1,910,295 kilometers since its launch in the fleet of Al Jaber Leasing Services in 2002.
Marwan Seif, General Manager of Al Jaber Leasing Services: We have more than 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks in our fleet ranging from model year 2000 to 2015, operated in the UAE, Qatar and KSA.
Our effective maintenance programs, along with the strong collaboration with Emirates Motor Companys product support teams were the main facilitators of this achievement.
Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks have proven their reliability in our vast fleet and play an important role in our operations in the GCC.