Unimog

DaimlerChrysler Worldwide
ing the equipment, and this is why it complements
Crux’s fleet so perfectly. Nick
Salisbury also took advantage of DC Services
North America’s financing facilities.
Various highly competitive financing
schemes for the Unimog are available from
Truck Finance. Thanks to its experience, the
company can offer tailor-made solutions at
competitive prices and under flexible
conditions. A package including various
implements is available for every Unimog
model.
New offers for special-purpose vehicles
“Until up to two years ago, our business
was geared mainly towards fleets and oneperson
companies. With the new financing
and leasing solutions, we are taking full advantage
of the potential this big market has
to offer,” explains Klaus Entenmann, DC Services
Truck Finance’s Vice President, who
predicts dramatic growth for Truck Finance
on the working vehicle market, which
encompasses much more than heavy trucks
for building contractors and vehicles for
town administrations and authorities. It also
includes the market for big and small service
providers and passenger and goods
transport operators such as drinks, parcel or
pharmaceutical delivery companies.
A market with huge potential
Entenmann is positive that “in a couple of
years’ time, we will be able to cover one fifth
of our portfolio with working vehicles. In
addition to specialising in medium-heavy
and heavy trucks, Truck Finance is in an
excellent position to become a major player
on the working vehicle market. Truck
Finance offers the right solution for any
financing requirement.”
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One of the vehicles used for the
TRACECA project: the double-cabin U 4000
with extreme off-road capability
A trip on the “New Silk Road”
Fascinating mountain roads with breathtaking
scenery, 1,000 kilometres of sand
and gravel in the Kara Kum desert and
passes with steep uphill and downhill sections
of road through mountain massifs that
exceeded the tour participants’ fantasy by
far. The “Help” convoy that DaimlerChrysler
despatched on this 6,047-kilometre trip from
Brussels to Kabul under the auspices of the
European Union in early September consisted
of thirteen Mercedes-Benz Actros
trucks, five Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans,
one Unimog U 4000 with double cabin and
five off-road vehicles. The convoy carried
goods urgently needed for reconstruction
work in Afghanistan and was also intended
to establish about the economic viability of
transporting goods on the so-called
TRACECA route (Transport Corridor Europe
Caucasus Asia), part of which is the same as
the ancient “Silk Road” trade route. The
service team’s conclusion on reaching its
destination in Hayraton (Afghanistan) was
clearly in favour of Mercedes-Benz products
and could not have been more positive
regarding the reliability of the Actros trucks,
Unimog, vans and off-road vehicles: very few
spare parts were needed, and only a few
bulbs broke because of the rough roads. ■