The truck show will see Daimler Truck celebrate a milestone in its Australian Euro 6 truck model fleet
Daimler Truck has revealed it will celebrate three billion kilometres of its Australian Euro 6 models at next week’s Brisbane Truck Show.
With manufacturers in Australia preparing to introduce Euro 6 compliant vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Fuso customers have notched up a combined three billion kilometres with Euro 6 or equivalent drivetrains on Australian roads since 2016.
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific president and CEO Daniel Whitehead says customers of all three brands are in a good position ahead of the ADR 80/04 introduction, which mandates that all new trucks meet Euro 6 or equivalent emissions standards.
“Our Euro 6 emissions leadership starting eight years ago is now delivering the advantage of experience for our Australian customers. It means Daimler Truck customers can work easy knowing nothing will change in November,” he says.
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific vice president of sales, marketing and operations Andrew Assimo says there’ll be no surprises for Daimler Truck customers when the new ADR kicks in this November.
“Our customers have billions of local kilometres under their belts with Euro 6, proving our trucks emit less and use less fuel than previous models,” he says.
The ADR means engines must meet either Euro 6 standards or US emission standards from 2013 onwards, or Japanese emission standards from 2017 onwards. To meet this, truck engines will need to produce 70 per cent less hydrocarbons and 77 to 80 per cent less oxides of nitrogen, as well as 50 to 66 per cent smaller particulates than Euro 5 engines.
Mercedes-Benz first offered a complete range of Euro 6 heavy duty trucks in Australia with its new generation Actros in 2016.
Freightliner introduced the all-new Cascadia in 2019, becoming the first bonneted truck to meet the yet to be introduced ADR 80/04 emission standards with its DD13 and DD16 engines.
The same year saw Fuso introduce an all-new Shogun heavy duty truck range that would meet ADR 80/04, and the Fighter Euro 6 followed in 2021.
Fuso introduced the 3.0-litre 4P10 engine with Euro 6 specification in the Rosa bus back in 2020. Later this year, the same Euro 6 engine will be introduced for the Canter truck range, giving customers confidence that they can get the job done while producing less emissions.
For customers who want to further continue their sustainability journey, Daimler Truck has also introduced fully electric Mercedes-Benz and Fuso models.
Last year, Mercedes-Benz introduced the eActros and eEconic heavy duty electric trucks featuring class-leading technology – as well as workhorse practicality.
The Brisbane Truck Show will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre next week from Thursday May 14 to Sunday May 18.
Story with thanks to Owner Driver Magazine