Haulage company Nanno Janssen to go all-in on electric mobility. The first five eActros 600 were delivered
Looking at the figures, 27 of the company’s total of 75 trucks are already on the road with electricity, and the number of electric trucks is expected to increase to 50 by the end of the year. In mid-June, the family-owned company took over the first five out of ten Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s ordered at the Wörth am Rhein plant.
Nanno Janssen Spedition from Leer in Lower Saxony (Germany) is fully committed to electromobility. The only restriction is that the enterprise also transports hazardous goods class 1 pyrotechnics, which is largely not permitted with an electric truck so far. Looking at the figures, 27 of the company’s total of 75 trucks are already on the road with electricity, and the number of electric trucks is expected to increase to 50 by the end of the year.
In mid-June, the family-owned company took over the first five out of ten Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s ordered at the Wörth am Rhein plant. And so many more will be added soon. In addition, the German company opened its own charging park with a grid output of four megawatts and a total of 20 charging points.
Why Nanno Janssen chose electric mobility
“We didn’t do it half-heartedly, we did it right and looked at our entire fleet. My entrance to the enterprise three years ago was the initial ignition to deal intensively with electromobility. Due to the attractive funding opportunities offered by the KsNI program at the time, we decided to apply for 20 electric trucks at once. After that, others were added. It was the right decision to make these investments”, stated Nanno Janssen, Executive Assistant.
“It is very impressive how forwarding company Nanno Janssen is leading the way in the drive system revolution and thus acting as a role model for others. At our site in Wörth, we intensively familiarized the enterprise’s drivers with the technology. Especially at the beginning, there are many questions. It is therefore important to teach a lot about the new technology and also about charging. These training courses are very well received and create trust and added value in the driver. Drivers clearly see the added value in the high efficiency of the innovative drive and vehicle concept. While diesel trucks are usually delivered to our dealers, most of the handovers of our electric trucks take place in Wörth, Germany”, added Thomas Schmitt, team leader for e-mobility at Mercedes-Benz Trucks Germany.
