Platts Group, which also comprises Platts Agriculture and Platts Commercial Services, launched Platts Transport in 2020 to serve other companies needing logistics services during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
The company ordered five Actros L tractors from eStar Truck & Van after trialling demonstration units.
These Actros Ls are all 2545 variants with flat-floored BigSpace cabs and 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engines that produce 330 kW.
When working for Platts Agriculture, they collect raw materials and deliver to dairy farmers nationwide. Baled bedding is carried in curtainsiders, while walking-floor trailers are used for the loose, bulk product.
The new Actros Ls are being inspected and maintained under Mercedes-Benz Complete Service Contracts at eStar Truck & Van’s Deeside branch.
Platts Transport managing director Chris Whittaker said: “We were looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles that would support our environmental and sustainability goals, and the Actros Ls are certainly living up to their promise. We’re seeing average returns of 10 mpg, which is very good given the rural nature of many of our routes, and puts the Mercedes-Benz ahead of other trucks we’ve tried when it comes to economy.
The trucks include MirrorCam, the manufacturer’s camera-based replacement for conventional mirrors, the radical Multimedia Cockpit dashboard and the Active Brake Assist 5 system.