US EditionMercedes Electric Semi Truck Delivers Backwards Load To Break New World Record
- Mercedes-Benz Trucks set a Guinness World Record on June 4, 2025, in Oschersleben, Germany, by driving its electric eActros 600 truck 124.7 kilometers entirely in reverse.
- The record followed previous reverse-driving attempts by Marco Hellgrewe, who drove a diesel truck 64 kilometers in 2008, and surpassed the 89-kilometer record set in the USA in 2020.
- Hellgrewe navigated 14 sharp bends on the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben racetrack at an average speed of 20 km/h, driving continuously for six hours and 22 minutes while carrying a full 22-ton load.
- Hellgrewe expressed great pride in reclaiming the record for Germany alongside Mercedes-Benz Trucks, particularly since it was the first time achieved with a fully electric vehicle, and he emphasized how the truck’s driver assistance features significantly facilitated the long journey.
- After setting the record, the truck continued to reverse for an additional 30 kilometers on public roads with police escort, concluding its journey at Daimler Truck’s newly established parts facility in Halberstadt, highlighting the promising role of electric trucks in enhancing safety and sustainability.
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The new Guinness World Record for reversing a tractor unit is 124.7 km, set by Marco Hellgrewe with a Mercedes-Benz eActros 600.
Mercedes-Benz EActros 600 Breaks Guinness World Record - In Reverse!
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has just made headlines worldwide after smashing a Guinness World Record by reversing its all-electric eActros 600 truck for a staggering 124.7 kilometres without stopping – the longest distance ever driven in reverse by an articulated truck. The feat, pulled off at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, blew the previous record of 89km (set in the USA in a diesel truck) right out the water. Behind the …
Beating records is not a small deal in 2025 for a manufacturer. That said, there are still some little known challenges to be met. The proof with the record of the longest reverse in truck with trailer won by Mercedes.
Driving in reverse in a passenger car is a piece of cake compared to what a tractor-trailer driver has to deal with. And what if you have to reverse for tens of kilometers. Like in this case.
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On a crisp June morning in 2025, a battery-powered beast of a truck rolled backward across a racetrack in Oschersleben, Germany, and into the record books. Mercedes-Benz Trucks, with its eActros 600, didn’t just nudge the bar for the longest distance driven in reverse by an articulated truck—it obliterated it, covering 124.7 kilometers and snatching [...]
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