List of Mercedes-Benz trucks


The following is a list of trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz.
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1926–1944

The first Mercedes-Benz truck range, presented at the 1926 Berlin Motor Show and at the 1927 International Motor Show for Trucks and Special Vehicles in Cologne included three basic models with the payloads of 1.5, 2.5 and 5 tons. Each model was available with a standard and a low-frame chassis. Low chassis made sense especially that time to make easier loading and unloading of the vehicle. Also the low chassis has been used to build the buses. The models with the standard chassis were L1, L2 and L5. The models with the low chassis were N1, N2 and NJ5/N5. The trucks were equipped with the four-cylinder petrol engines, developing 45HP, 55HP and 70 HP. Mercedes-Benz L1 and L2 were the new models, but Mercedes-Benz L5 truck was basically a continuation of famous Benz 5CN truck, which was developed before the merge of Benz & Cie and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft companies.
In 1927 Mercedes-Benz presented its first diesel engine, which immediately became a sensation. It was the world's first six-cylinder diesel engine, installed on the commercial vehicle. Also from 1927 Mercedes-Benz offered the more powerful six-cylinder petrol engines developing 50HP, 70HP and 100 HP. Four-cylinder engines were discontinued only one year later. Therefore, in 1927–1928 most of the trucks from the series L1, L2, L5 were available with four- or six-cylinder engines. To distinguish that, six-cylinder versions of the trucks were referred sometimes as, for example, L1/6 or N2/6.
In 1927–1928 Mercedes-Benz also expanded the range of the truck models, adding the small model L3/4 with the payload of 750 kg, which was developed from the passenger car Typ 200 Nürnberg, and a heavy three axis model N56 with a payload of 7–9 tons. The payloads of L1 and L2 models was increased with the new 6 cylinder engines from 1.5 to 1.75 tons and from 2.5 to 3.0–4.0 tons. To fill the newly formed gap between L1 and L2 models, Mercedes-Benz offered new 2.5 tons model L45/N46 and 2.75/3.0 tons model L57/N58.
Resulting diversity of the trucks made an impressive lineup of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles, but also required a new, better system for their designations. In fact, by the year of 1930, only the model L5 still referred to its payload. L1 model's payload has been gradually increased up to 2 tons, L2 model's payloadup to 4 tons, and L45/N46 and L57/N58 model names were not saying about their payload at all from the beginning, but were rather the company's internal model designations. So in October 1930 a new system for the commercial vehicle designation has been introduced. Basically, instead of the one digit, standing for the rated payload in tons, a four digits number, standing for the rated payload in kg, has now been used. This number followed the same letter L for the trucks, or the letters Lo for the low chassis, or the letter O for the buses. According to that, the model L1 was renamed to L2000, model L45 was renamed to L2500, model L57 was renamed to L3000, model L2 was renamed to L4000, model L5 was renamed to L5000 and the model N56 was renamed to L8500. This nomenclature has been used for more than 20 years, until 1954.

L1, L2, and L5 (19261932)

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Semitrailer tractors (19321938)

Mercedes-Benz semitrailer tractor family was developed from Mercedes-Benz Lo2000-Lo3750 trucks.
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineDisplacementMax powerTruck weightPayload
1934–1937Typ L 60LZ 40003770 cc
3770 cc
4 t
19321938Typ L 59LZ 60004942 cc
4849 cc
6 t
Typ L 647413 cc
7274 cc

LG and LR (19341944)

LG means Lastwagen Geländewagen. LR means Lastwagen Raupenfahrzeug. The Mercedes-Benz LG65/2 and LG65/4 were experimental models.
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineDisplacementMax powerTruck weightPayload
19341935Typ LG 65/2LG 2000OM 67, 6-cyl7274 cc2.02.6 t
19361939Typ LG 65/3LG 2500 OM 67, 6-cyl7274 cc2.32.5 t
19341935Typ LG 65/4LG 3000 OM 65, 4-cyl4849 cc3.34.3 t
19351938Typ LG 63L 3000 OM 67, 6-cyl7274 cc5.7 t2.03.0 t
19371939Typ LG 68LG 4000OM 67, 6-cyl7274 cc6.6 t2.73.7 t
19361939Typ LR 75LR 75M 142, 6-cyl3208 cc2.1 t0.8 t
19431944Typ LR 303L 4500 R MaultierOM 67/4, 6-cyl7274 cc7.7 t4.5 t

L1100, L1500, and L2000 (19361941)

The lighter L1100 family was first presented in 1936, but because of the Nazi government's Schell Plan Mercedes-Benz were forced to focus on heavier trucks; the lighter trucks were mainly built with petrol engines for the armed forces as civilians could no longer buy trucks.
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineDisplacementMax powerTruck weightPayload
19361941Typ L 70L 1100
1.1 t
19371941Typ L 70L 1500
1.5 t
19371940Typ L 81L 2000 L M 142, 4-cyl3210 cc2.0 t2.0 t

1945–1960

The immediate post-war era was marked by rebuilding the trucking industry. In the mid-fifties, however, Germany's first federal transport minister Hans-Christoph Seebohm enacted a number of laws promoting the Bundesbahn at the expense of the trucking industry. Severe weight and dimension restrictions were particularly harmful to export-dependent Mercedes-Benz, as they had to develop duplicate truck lineupsone for export, and one for the restricted German market. These restrictions were eased beginning in 1960, leaving Mercedes-Benz free to focus their efforts on a unified lineup once again.

L4500 (19451961)

YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineNumber of cylindersDisplacement HorsepowerGVWPayload
19451948303L 4500OM 67/467270112 HP10.5 t4.5 t
19481952303L 5000OM 67/467270112 HP10.5 t5.0 t
1952–1953303L 5500OM 67/867270120 HP11 t5.5 t
19531957325L 5500/ L 325OM 32567270125 HP11.312 t5.96.6 t
19571961330L 330 OM 31568280125 HP1213 t6.67.6 t

L6600 (19501962)

The nomenclature: In 1954 the old four-digit model series designation, was replaced by a three-digit model series designation, which basically corresponded to Mercedes-Benz internal model designations. This nomenclature have been used for almost 10 years, from 1954 till 1963.
A cab-over-engine versions of most of the trucks were also available from 1954. For example, LP4500 and LP315. However, there was only a single model which existed only as a cab-over-engine version, "the Millipede".
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineNumber of cylindersDisplacement HorsepowerGVWPayload
19581961333LP 333OM 326610810200 HP

1960s

Kurzhauber (1959–1988)

Cab-over-engine versions of most of the trucks were also available; the cabins were built by Wackenhut until the introduction of the "cubic" cab LP-series.

2nd generation (OM352 engine), 19631970

The nomenclature: In 1963 a new designation system was introduced: a three- or four-digit number where the first one or two digits indicate the rounded GVW in tones, and the last two figures indicate the engine power to tens of horsepower. This index system remains in use until now.

3rd generation (OM352 and OM 360 engines), 19671988

LP versionssee below.
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineNumber of cylindersDisplacement HorsepowerGVWPayload
19681988353L 911 BOM 35265675110 HP9 t5 t
19681988358L 1113 BOM 35265675130 HP11 t7 t
352OM 35265675130 HP
19711976360

Kurzhauber with longer hood (1959–1988)

The cab-over-engine versions of most of the trucks were also available.

3rd generation (OM355 engine), 19671988

LP versionssee below.
YearsInternal designations Sales designationsEngineNumber of cylindersDisplacement HorsepowerGVWPayload
19671970335L 1623OM 355611580230 HP16 t8.5 t
19671970336L 1923OM 355611580230 HP19 t11.5 t
346OM 355611580
343OM 35561158026 t15 t
349OM 355611580

1990s

2000s

2013
YearsInternal designations Internal series codeSales designationsEngine
900310 CDI, 510 CDIM651 D22
19952006901T1NSprinter 2...M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611
19952006902T1NSprinter 2...M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612
19952006903T1NSprinter 3...M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612
19952006904T1NSprinter 4...M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612
19952006905T1NSprinter 6...OM 612
2007–present906NCV3Sprinter IIM 271, M 272, OM 642, OM 646, OM 651
2013present909T1NSprinter OM 646
2002–2011930SKNActros "MP2, MP3", rigidOM 501, OM 502
2002–2011932SKNActros "MP2, MP3", dumper OM 501, OM 502
2002–2011933SKNActros "MP2, MP3", concrete mixer OM 501, OM 502
2002–2011934SKNActros "MP2, MP3", tractor OM 501, OM 502
20012013940SKN-C
SKN-R		Axor, rigidOM 457
20012013942SKN-C
SKN-R		Axor, dumper OM 457
20012013943SKN-C
SKN-R		Axor, concrete mixer OM 457
20012013944SKN-C
SKN-R		Axor, tractor OM 457
2009present949ZetrosOM 926
19962002950OM 501, OM 502, OM 906, OM 926
19962002952OM 501, OM 502, OM 906, OM 926
19962002953OM 501, OM 502, OM 906, OM 926
19962002954OM 501, OM 502, OM 906, OM 926
2013present956Econic OM 936
19982013957EconicOM 906, OM 926
958Atego, Axor OM 457, OM 904, OM 924
2011present963SFTPActros, AntosOM 470, OM 471, OM 473, OM 936
2012present964ArocsOM 470, OM 471, OM 473, OM 936
2013present967AtegoOM 934, OM 936
19982013970LKNAtego, rigidOM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926
19982013972LKNAtego, dumper OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926
19982013974LKNAtego, tractor OM 906, OM 924
19982013975LKNAtego, for municipal purposes OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926
19982013976LKNAtego, fire truck OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926
2003present979Accelo OM 364, OM 612, OM 924, OM 924

Mercedes-Benz internal model designations were always more or less just consecutively allocated design codes devoid of any deeper meaning. For the passenger cars they are so-called W-numbers, from German word Wagen. For example, W202 is C-class, W220 is S-class etc. This system started in 1926 and the numbers are consecutive continued till now. From the 1970s letter W is used for saloons, while the other letters have been add for the different body types. For the commercial vehicles for early decades letter L was used instead of letter W. From the 1950s letter L was omitted, resulting in just 3 numbers code. Sometimes word Baumuster or Baureihe was used, like Baumuster 352 or Baureihe 352. So, basically, with or without a letter in front, there is unique 3-number code, which determine every Mercedes-Benz car. As for the trucks, 300-i.e. numbers were used till the 1980s to code Mercedes commercial vehicles, 600-i.e. numbers were used in the 1980s and 1990s, and 900-i.e. numbers have been used from the introduction of Sprinter and Actros.
In 2011 the internal model designations system was a little bit reorganized:
  1. Division.
  2. * 9: Commercial vehicle
  3. Generation
  4. * 6: Actros/Antos/Arocs/Atego
  5. * 56: Econic
  6. * 11: Accelo
  7. Project
  8. * 3: Actros/Antos On-road
  9. * 4: Arocs Off-road
  10. * 7: Atego
  11. Kind of vehicle
  12. * 0: Rigid
  13. * 2: Dumper
  14. * 3: Concrete mixer
  15. * Tractor
  16. Axle configuration/tonnage/rear suspension
For example: 963403 means Commercial Actros/Antos concrete mixer On-road vehicle, 4×2 18t