Daimler Truck continues to drive forward the transformation of the transport sector towards locally CO₂-free driving with consistent commitment. With the electrification of long-distance transport routes to supply the Mercedes-Benz truck plants, the company, together with various logistics partners, is setting another important milestone on the way to decarbonizing its own logistics processes.
As part of the “Electrify Inbound Logistics” project, which aims to fully electrify the supply logistics of the Wörth am Rhein, Gaggenau, Kassel und Mannheim plants in the coming years, 14 logistics partners are now relying on the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to supply the production sites with parts and components from Germany and Europe.
This impressively proves that electrification in long-distance haulage is no longer a vision for the future – it is a tangible reality in the local CO₂-free supply of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks plants. On Monday, the fleet of 14 eActros 600 vehicles was ceremonially launched into its first operational deployment at the Wörth site as part of symbolic star convoy.
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 makes it possible to gradually expand electrified inbound logistics in long-distance haulage. Until now, the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 and 400 have been used on regional routes in inbound logistics for heavy-duty distribution haulage. In 2024, they drove around two million kilometers on purely electric power on around 40 different routes and thus CO2-free in driving operation.
With the use of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 on long-distance trips, this proportion will continue to increase. An eActros 600 test vehicle has been on the road regularly between the Mercedes-Benz plants in Kassel and Wörth since September 2024.
Participating logistics partners
Participating freight forwarders in the inbound logistics of Mercedes-Benz Trucks include: Alfred Schuon International Forwarding & Logistics, Duvenbeck, Edgar Rothermel International Forwarding, Ernst Frankenbach Forwarding, Fercam S.p.a., Gruber Logistics, HAAF Spedition, H. Ristelhueber’s successor Spedition, LKW WALTER, Paul Schockemöhle Logistics, Petko Angelov BG, Raben Group, Seifert Logistics Group, Spedition Bork, Walter Schmitt.
Further expansion of the plant’s charging infrastructure with TruckCharge
An integral part of the future inbound logistics concept of Mercedes-Benz Trucks for emission-free delivery traffic is also the establishment of an in-house charging infrastructure at the Daimler Truck production sites. This ensures that freight forwarders can load their e-trucks during waiting and unloading times. At the Wörth site, for example, 15 charging stations have already been installed and commissioned on the plant site, six of which are TruckCharge fast charging stations with 400 kW.
A total of eleven charging stations are currently in operation at the Gaggenau, Kassel, Mannheim and associated external warehouses, including seven TruckCharge rapid charging stations with 400 kW. For the current year 2025, the installation of a further eight rapid charging stations across all German locations is planned.
The factory-owned charging infrastructure is an example of the Daimler Truck brand’s TruckCharge offering, which covers topics such as consulting, infrastructure and operation around e-infrastructure and the charging of electric trucks throughout Europe. The brand-independent overall package is aimed at fleet operators and industrial companies and supports them in making economical use of the full potential of e-mobility.
For the ramp-up of electric mobility, Daimler Truck intends to expand the charging infrastructure massively together with partners – including via the joint venture Milence, which is setting up a public network with 1,700 charging points throughout Europe, as well as with a planned semi-public charging network with over 3,000 fast charging points by 2030. As a Daimler TruckCharge solution, the new semi-public charging option for electric trucks is intended to enable the opening of their charging infrastructure for external, paid use within depots. Semi-public charging allows companies to provide their own charging stations at times when they do not need them – helping to ensure a more comprehensive charging network for electric trucks.
To be able to test charging stations and charging concepts from different manufacturers and develop tailor-made charging solutions for their use cases on site with the experts from Mercedes-Benz Trucks, there has been a charging park at the Industry Information Center (BIC) in Wörth am Rhein, in the immediate vicinity of the plant, since 2022.
The eActros 600
Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrated the series launch of the eActros 600 at the end of November last year at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. Deliveries to customers began in December 2024. The electric flagship from Mercedes-Benz Trucks has already proven its capabilities several times under real-life conditions: In customer use and as part of the “eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024”, a 15,000-kilometer all-electric development trip through a total of 22 countries and the “European Testing Tour Winter 2025” on around 6,500 kilometers through Northern Europe, each with a gross combination mass of 40 tons.
In addition, the e-truck was voted “International Truck of the Year 2025”. The award is the most important prize in the industry and is presented annually by the International Truck of the Year (IToY) organization, consisting of 24 commercial vehicle journalists from Europe.
The high battery capacity of over 600 kilowatt hours – hence the model designation 600 – and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable the eActros 600 to achieve a range of 500 kilometers without intermediate charging. This range is accomplished under very realistic and practical conditions with a gross combination mass of 40 tons, which can also be significantly exceeded depending on the driving style and the route. The eActros 600 will even be able to cover well over 1,000 kilometers per day. Intermediate charging during statutory driver breaks makes this possible, provided that charging options are available.
The eActros 600 has three battery packs, each with 207 kWh. These offer an installed total capacity of 621 kWh. The batteries are based on lithium iron phosphate cell technology (LFP) and are characterized by a long service life. The development engineers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks designed the eActros 600 to meet the same requirements for the durability of vehicles and components as a comparable conventional heavy-duty long-haul Actros. This means up to 1.2 million kilometers in ten years of operation.
After this period of use, the battery state of health should still be above 80 percent. In contrast to other battery cell technologies, more than 95 percent of the installed capacity can also be used with LFP technology. This facilitates a higher range with the same installed battery capacity. The vehicle is technically designed for a gross combination mass of up to 44 tons. With a standard semitrailer, the eActros 600 has a payload of around 22 tons in the EU. There might be cases in which national law allows higher payloads.
