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