Electrically into the Future: Gebrüder Weiss Sets New Benchmarks in Heavy-Duty Transport with 14 eActros 600 Trucks

• Gebrüder Weiss has integrated fourteen Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks into its heavy-duty transport operations across multiple Austrian locations and neighboring countries since late 2025.

• The company supports these vehicles with its own renewable energy-based charging infrastructure, enabling reliable zero-emission transport without additional downtime.

• Executives highlight the importance of long-term sustainable investment, technological leadership, and the need for intelligent planning to integrate charging into logistics operations.

• Gebrüder Weiss plans to expand its electric truck fleet to 25 units by the end of 2026 and to further develop its charging infrastructure for greater operational independence.

Since the end of 2025, Austrian logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss has been operating fourteen Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks. The vehicles are deployed in daily general cargo, scheduled line-haul and long-distance operations at the company’s locations in Vienna, Pöchlarn, Wels and Hall in Tyrol, as well as at its headquarters in Lauterach. At Gebrüder Weiss, the eActros 600 is used both in regional transport and in more demanding line-haul and long-distance operations. This is made possible by the company’s own charging infrastructure.

“The eActros 600 is a true game changer. It proves that electric trucks are no longer a vision of the future, but a reality – not only in distribution transport, but also in national and international long-distance haulage,” says Jens Tittel, Managing Director of Daimler Truck Austria. “A successful transformation requires the right products, a reliable charging infrastructure and customers who are willing to lead the way. We would like to thank Gebrüder Weiss for its investments and its clear commitment to CO₂‑neutral transport solutions.”

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For more than 500 years, Gebrüder Weiss has stood for continuity across generations and for the ambition to continuously rethink logistics. Precisely because sustainable business practices do not begin today but must be designed for the long term, the company adopted e‑mobility in heavy-duty transport at an early stage. “A company can only be successful in the long run if it operates sustainably and plans investments with a long-term perspective,” says Jürgen Bauer, Member of the Executive Board at Gebrüder Weiss. “That is why we opted early on for an electric strategy. We have been working with Daimler Truck in the combustion-engine segment for ten years. What matters most to us are technological leadership, efficiency and safety. The eActros 600 was the first vehicle to meet the range requirements of our network operations – and with Daimler Truck’s Europe-wide service network, the overall package aligns perfectly with our needs.”

A key pillar of the electrification strategy is the company’s own energy and charging infrastructure. As public charging options for electric trucks are still insufficient in many regions, Gebrüder Weiss has established its own charging and energy supply systems at several locations in Austria and southern Germany. The energy is generated either from the company’s own photovoltaic systems or sourced from certified renewable electricity.

“Our customers expect reliability and punctuality even when it comes to zero-emission transport,” emphasizes Stefan Oberhauser, Branch Manager Land & Logistics Vorarlberg at Gebrüder Weiss. “With our own energy supply and the new vehicle solutions, sustainable road transport can be implemented ideally. In addition, the vehicles can recharge while goods are being loaded or unloaded – without any additional downtime.”

The electric trucks at the Vorarlberg site (Austria) operate in day-and-night shifts. They are used for regional transport within Vorarlberg, for routes to Switzerland and Germany, as well as for scheduled line-haul services, for example to Hall in Tyrol and Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany. Oberhauser adds: “E‑mobility also means a new mindset – more planning, clean load management and dispatching that intelligently integrates charging times. At the same time, it highlights where infrastructure and regulatory conditions still need to catch up.”

Gebrüder Weiss plans to further expand its own charging infrastructure at additional locations to operate routes even more independently of external charging stations. By the end of 2026, the electric fleet in Austria is set to grow to a total of 25 Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks.