List of Mercedes-Benz trucks

The following is a list of trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz.

## 1926–1944 
### L1, L2, and L5 (19261932) 
#### 1st generation, with the 4 cylinder engines (19261929)
#### 2nd generation, with the 6 cylinder engines (19271931)
#### 3rd generation (19301932)
### L3/4 and L1000 Express (19271936) 
### Light trucks (19321941) 
#### 1st generation (19321935)
#### 2nd generation (19351937)
#### 3rd generation (19371941)
### Semitrailer tractors (19321938) 
Mercedes-Benz semitrailer tractor family was developed from Mercedes-Benz Lo2000-Lo3750 trucks.

### L5000 (1932–1936) 
### Heavy-duty trucks (19341939) 
### LG and LR  (19341944) 
LG means Lastwagen Gelandewagen (off-road truck). LR means Lastwagen Raupenfahrzeug (caterpillar truck).

Mercedes-Benz LG65/2 and LG65/4 were experimental models.

### L1100, L1500, and L2000 (19361941) 
### L1500, L3000, and L4500 (19391944) 
## 1945–1960 
The immediate post-war era was marked by rebuilding the trucking industry. In the mid-fifties, however, Germany's first federal transport minister Hans-Christoph Seebohm enacted a number of laws promoting the Bundesbahn at the expense of the trucking industry. Severe weight and dimension restrictions were particularly harmful to export-dependent Mercedes-Benz, as they had to develop duplicate truck lineups - one for export, and one for the restricted German market. These restrictions were eased beginning in 1960, leaving Mercedes-Benz free to focus their efforts on a unified lineup once again.

### L4500 (19451961) 
### L3500/L4500 (19491961) 
### L6600 (19501962) 
The nomenclature: In 1954 the old four-digit model series designation (indicated the payload in kilograms), was replaced by a three-digit model series designation, which basically corresponded to Mercedes-Benz internal model designations (in-house design codes). This nomenclature have been used for almost 10 years, from 1954 till 1963.

A cab-over-engine versions of most of the trucks were also available from 1954. For example,  LP4500 (1954) and LP315 (1955). However, there was only a single model which existed only as a cab-over-engine version, "the Millipede" (LP&nbsp;333). 

## 1960s 
### Kurzhauber (1959–1988) 
Cab-over-engine versions (LP) of most of the trucks were also available; the cabins were built by Wackenhut until the introduction of the "cubic" cab LP-series.

#### 1st generation (OM312, OM321, OM322 engines), 19591963
#### 2nd generation (OM352 engine), 19631970
The nomenclature: In 1963 for simplification a new index system was introduced: a four-digit model series designation, where the first one or two first digits indicate the rounded GVW in tones, and the last two figures - the engine power to tens of horsepower. This index system is in use until now.

#### 3rd generation (OM352 and OM 360 engines), 19671988
LP versions - see below.

### Kurzhauber with longer hood (1959-1988) 
The cab-over-engine versions (LP) of most of the trucks were also available.

#### 1st generation (OM326 engine), 19591963
#### 2nd generation (OM346 engine), 1963–1970
#### 3rd generation (OM355 engine), 19671988
LP versions - see below.

* Mercedes-Benz LP-series (cubic)

### Light range trucks (19651984) 
### Medium range trucks (19651976) 
### Heavy range trucks (19631977) 
## 1970–1980s 
### New Generation (1974–1988) 
#### 1st generation (NG74)
#### 2nd and 3rd generations (NG80, 19801985 and NG85, 19851988)
## 1990s 
* Mercedes-Benz SK (*Schwere Klasse*)
* Mercedes-Benz MB700 (coe)
* Mercedes-Benz MB800 (Built by Mercedes-Benz Türk since 1996, this five-ton cab-over truck uses an Indonesian cabin, a Brazilian engine, and a Spanish transmission)

## 2000s 
* Mercedes-Benz Atego - light truck from 7 to 16 tonnes
* Mercedes-Benz Axor - mid-sized truck from 18 to 26 tonnes in rigid and articulated
* Mercedes-Benz Actros - heavy duty rigid and premium articulated — 18 to 25 tonnes
*  Mercedes-Benz Atron
* Mercedes-Benz Econic - low floor version of the Axor for refuse and specialist applications
* Mercedes-Benz Unimog - for special purpose applications and transport across extreme terrain
* Mercedes-Benz Zetros - off-road truck for extreme operations
* 1828L (F581) Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre
* 1517L Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre
* Mercedes-Benz Arocs
* Mercedes-Benz Antos 
2013

Mercedes-Benz internal model designations (in-house design codes) were always more or less just consecutively allocated design codes devoid of any deeper meaning. For the passenger cars they are so-called W-numbers, from German word Wagen (=car). For example, W202 is C-class, W220 is S-class etc. This system started in 1926 and the numbers are consecutive continued till now. From the 1970s letter W is used for saloons, while the other letters have been add for the different body types (f.e. W212 is E-class saloon, V212 is E-class limousine, S212 is E-class estate etc.). For the commercial vehicles for early decades letter L was used instead of letter W (German word Lastwagen means a truck). From the 1950s letter L was omitted, resulting in just 3 numbers code. Sometimes word Baumuster (model) or Baureihe (model line) was used, like Baumuster 352 (or in short BM352) or Baureihe 352 (in short BR.352). So, basically, with or without a letter(s) in front, there is unique 3-number code, which determine every Mercedes-Benz car. As for the trucks, 300-i.e. numbers were used till the 1980s to code Mercedes commercial vehicles, 600-i.e. numbers were used in the 1980s and 1990s, and 900-i.e. numbers have been used from the introduction of Sprinter (1995) and Actros (1996).

In 2011 the internal model designations system was a little bit reorganized:

# Division. 
#* 9: Commercial vehicle
# Generation
#* 6: Actros/Antos/Arocs/Atego
#* 56: Econic
# Project
#* 3: Actros/Antos On-road
#* 4: Arocs Off-road
#* 7: Atego
# Kind of vehicle
#* 0: Rigid
#* 2: Dumper
#* 3: Concrete mixer
#* Tractor
# Axle configuration/tonnage/rear suspension

For example: 963403 means Commercial Actros/Antos concrete mixer On-road vehicle, 4x2 18t

## References 
## Other websites
* 1928 Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles lineup
* 1931 Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles lineup
* 1938 Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles lineup