With the expansion of commercial vehicle fleets with electric drives, the provision of a corresponding service network is also necessary. Now the Stuttgart-based truck manufacturer Daimler Truck has added the necessary capacities to its Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Center in Würzburg – one of a total of 21 in Germany. This gives the truck company a total of three facilities in Germany, alongside Haan near Wuppertal and near Stuttgart, which are specially equipped for servicing commercial vehicles of the new mobility. As reportedly the largest truck manufacturer in the world according to some lists, they have now ceremoniously inaugurated a new hall section after several months of construction in the presence of those involved.
Combustion, E- and H2-Vehicles
According to the press release, the truck specialist, whose own portfolio of electric trucks includes the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 for long-distance transport, the eActros 300/400 for distribution transport, as well as an electrified construction truck (eArocs 400) and an eEconic
for municipal applications, wants to clearly commit to the "mobility of the future" with the facility complemented by a new workshop hall. The company also wants to enhance road safety and the driver image around new drives with accompanying activities and lend more prestige to e-mobility.
Just a few days ago, Daimler Truck reported a new record in truck reversing with the current eActros 600, which has been produced in series at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth since November 2024: the value achieved in 2020 of around 89 kilometers with a diesel truck in the USA was surpassed by the electrified Mercedes-Benz long-distance truck with 124.7 kilometers of uninterrupted reverse driving by around 35 kilometers. The drive lasted about 6.5 hours at an average speed of 20 km/h.
In the new Würzburg hall section, besides the already existing services for conventional trucks and buses, specialized services for battery-electric and hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles are now being offered, as
can be seen from the report: "The location is now even better equipped for trucks and buses with battery and fuel cell technology."
Alone the new building "with space for specialized high-voltage workstations" covers an area of 250 square meters. Here, professional maintenance work can now be carried out on the mentioned models and other brands united under the Daimler Truck umbrella such as the Fuso eCAnter or the electric city bus eCitaro. According to the information, the entire site employs 90 people.
Overhead Crane for Battery Maintenance
Among the features of the new hall section focused on e-mobility is an overhead crane and a fixed, height-adjustable roof workstation. The roof workstation also serves for easier access to the vehicle roof during maintenance work on the batteries of electrified buses like the eCitaro. And with the crane, heavy components like the high-voltage batteries installed in the roof of e-buses can be effortlessly removed directly from the vehicle
and placed into a "protected high-voltage transport box" without needing to move the vehicle out of the hall, as Daimler Truck reports.
Prepared for Hydrogen
The company has also prepared the Würzburg location for maintenance work on hydrogen-powered vehicles: this required relevant sensors, a fully equipped gas workstation, and an automatic extraction system. A so-called "evaluation station" is still planned in front of the hall for the safe release of hydrogen and basic refueling after workshop visits.
Rough Charging Infrastructure Created
Additionally, they have planned three charging stations with six charging points as electric charging places for employees and customers. Trucks and buses can "for the time being" be charged at a charging station with two charging points after the service work has been completed, providing charging currents of up to 300 kilowatts. Vehicles rented via Mercedes-Benz's CharterWay offering can also be refueled here. And other users can also access the station as a public charging station
