Derbyshire Haulage & Escort Vehicle Specialist Purchases First Mercedes-Benz, An Actros Edition 1

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Lymers Assist of Matlock, Derbyshire, recently purchased its first Mercedes-Benz truck, an Actros Edition 1 powered by a 617-horsepower engine. (Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.)

Lymers Assist, a haulage and escort vehicle supplier based in Matlock, Derbyshire, recently purchased its first Mercedes-Benz vehicle, one of 400 fifth-generation Actros Edition 1 trucks. The stylish vehicle is powered by a 15.6-litre, 617-horsepower (460-kilowatt) engine and benefits from Active Brake Assist 5 and Predictive Powertrain Control.

It features a GigaSpace cab with several black or darkened accents on the grille and other components and four LED headlamps on the sun visor. On the inside, the truck has a Multimedia Cockpit with a 12-inch colour display, black leather trim, and a polished aluminium dashboard badge.

“Image is very important to me,” says owner Alex Lymer. “I don’t want basic, supermarket-spec trucks, so most of ours are high-end models that really look the part when they turn up on behalf of our customers.”

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The company’s owner, Alex Lymers, appreciates the truck’s GigaSpace cab and overall style. He says he typically opts for high-end models that will “really look the part,” which he adds is “certainly true of the Edition 1.” (Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.)

Driver Impressed With MirrorCam System

Jason Dempsey, who has been with Lymers Assist since June, has 32 years of experience as a driver, and in that time has never once been involved in an accident. He refers to himself as an “old-school driver” and at first wasn’t sure about the MirrorCam system, which replaces conventional mirrors with roof-mounted cameras and A-pillar-mounted in-cab screens to reduce blind spots and improve visibility. However, after some time behind the wheel, he is now a believer in the new technology.

“It took a little bit of getting used to, but I was soon won over,” says Dempsey, who is a fan of the Actros Edition 1 in general. “The blind side view when I’m reversing with a wide load is truly amazing. My Actros is a beautiful machine, and like Alex I love the way it looks. It’s supremely comfortable, and someone’s clearly given a lot of thought to the interior lighting – having so many options when it comes to illumination is a real bonus given the dull and dingy cabs of some of the lorries I’ve driven in the past.”

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Although he was skeptical at first, veteran driver Jason Dempsey says he was “won over” by the MirrorCam system. He adds that “the blind side view when I’m reversing with a wide load is truly amazing.” (Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.)

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