Together with 14 freight forwarders, Daimler Truck has given the green light for a new chapter in plant logistics. With the Electrify Inbound Logistics project, the company-wide use of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 begins on long-distance routes to supply German truck plants. According to the company, the plants in Wörth am Rhein, Gaggenau, Kassel, and Mannheim will in the future be locally CO2-free and supplied with components from greater distances. As part of a star drive, the first 14 vehicles were put into operation at the Wörth plant.
Routes between 150 and 600 kilometers
The participating logistics partners each take on one of 14 different routes, which according to Daimler Truck range between 150 and 600 kilometers long. Some of them extend beyond national borders, for example to Italy, the Czech Republic, or Luxembourg. In addition to depot charging, public charging points along the route are also used. The manufacturer expects an annual mileage of up to 2.5 million CO2-free kilometers in operation.
Jürgen Distl, Head of Operations at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, explains:
“In the last two years, we have already electrified more than 20 percent of our directly commissioned transports with production material on regional delivery routes – that’s
over 100 truck entries per day with battery-electric trucks into our plants. Now we are expanding our focus together with our logistics partners to the European freight network.”
Expansion stage on regional success
The eActros 300 and 400 models were already used in plant logistics. According to company data, around two million kilometers were covered purely electrically on approximately 40 regional routes alone in the year 2024.
Since September 2024, an eActros 600 has been in trial operation on the route between Kassel and Wörth. The experiences from these operations were incorporated into the current expansion to long-distance transport.
Charging infrastructure at production sites
For the operation of battery-electric trucks, a powerful charging infrastructure is necessary. Daimler Truck has already installed several charging stations at its sites. There are currently 15 charging points available at the Wörth plant, including six fast-charging stations with a capacity of 400 kW.
At the other plants – Gaggenau, Kassel, Mannheim – and in the associated external warehouses, eleven additional charging points are available, seven of which have a fast-charging function. By the end of 2025, eight additional fast-charging stations are to be added at German locations.
The company's own charging infrastructure is part
of Daimler Truck's Truckcharge program. This offers advice, operation, and infrastructure for charging e-trucks and is brand-independent aimed at fleet operators and industrial companies.
Semi-public charging as a new usage concept
Another component of Truckcharge is the so-called semi-public charging. This allows companies to make their charging points available to third parties for a fee beyond their own needs. The goal is a denser publicly accessible charging network for heavy e-commercial vehicles. This is complemented by the joint venture Milence, which plans to set up 1,700 public charging points across Europe by 2030. Additionally, Daimler Truck plans a semi-public network with over 3,000 fast-charging points.
Technical specifications of the eActros 600
The eActros 600 used in long-distance transport has three battery packs, each with 207 kWh and a total capacity of 621 kWh. The LFP cell technology (lithium iron phosphate) is intended to enable high usability and lifespan. According to the manufacturer, the range is 500 kilometers under conditions close to reality with a total train weight of 40 tons. With optimized use of driver breaks for intermediate charging, even more than 1,000 kilometers should be possible daily.
The eActros 600 is designed for a technical total train weight
of 44 tons and achieves a payload of about 22 tons with a standard trailer. The vehicle has been delivered since December 2024. Series production started at the Wörth location at the end of November.
Project receives VDA Logistics Award
For the “Electrify Inbound Logistics” project, Daimler Truck received the 2025 Logistics Award from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). The project is an example of the innovation potential and strategic importance of CO2-free logistics solutions in the automotive industry, according to Mercedes Benz Trucks.
Participating freight forwarders
The project involves the companies Alfred Schuon, Duvenbeck, Edgar Rothermel, Ernst Frankenbach Spedition, Fercam, Gruber Logistics, Haaf Spedition, H. Ristelhueber’s Nachfolger Spedition, Lkw Walter, Schockemöhle Logistics, Petko Angelov BG, Raben Group, Seifert Logistics Group, Spedition Bork, and Walter Schmitt.
Background: Wörth Plant
The Wörth am Rhein plant, with around 10,000 employees, is Mercedes-Benz Trucks' largest truck assembly location and the second-largest employer in Rhineland-Palatinate. Since 1963, approximately 4.4 million trucks have been produced there. In addition to classic series such as Actros, Arocs, and Atego, special vehicles are also manufactured there, as well as battery-electric models since 2021. The eActros 600 is the third e-truck to be produced in
