Canadian Army trusts heavily armoured Mercedes-Benz trucks

Muamer Hodzic May 22, 2007

The Canadian Defence Ministry has ordered 82 Mercedes-Benz Actros transport trucks, with an option for another 26 units of the same model. The four-axle all-wheel-drive chassis from the Mercedes-Benz Actros model series are fitted with a specially armoured cab that helps to provide an exceptionally high level of protection for the Canadian soldiers from mines, hostile fire and roadside bombs during their UN peacekeeping missions. The “Armoured Heavy Actros” trucks come in numerous body variants and are ideally suited to a wide range of applications in unstable crisis areas.