The Mercedes-Benz brand is a synonym for top-class product and service quality, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and sustaina ... bility, as summed up by the slogan “Trucks you can trust.” Whether long-haul, construction site, or distribution transportation, the Mercedes-Benz brand offers the right solution for the light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty truck segments. Again and again, the pioneering spirit at Mercedes-Benz Trucks has generated ground-breaking innovations – from efficient drives to autonomous driving to active and passive safety systems. First-class quality. As part of the Daimler Trucks division, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been a hallmark of premium quality for over 100 years now. It stands not only for reliability and economic efficiency, but also for first-class product and service quality and comprehensive expertise in the area of customer-oriented transport solutions. From 1896 until today. Originally operating as an independent company, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft launched the world's first truck onto the market in 1896. The first diesel-powered trucks were built in Stuttgart in 1923. The Mercedes star adorns the most cutting-edge and powerful trucks to this day. read more