Mercedes Axor

For the past couple of days I've been driving our hired Mercedes Axor. We have this until our new trucks get delivered in June or July.

I had thought that our ones would be the same as this but I am beginning to think that we are getting a more basic version. Ho hum.
One thing I know will be missing is the manual gear change button. We can't be trusted to use it correctly.
So it's full auto gear change or nothing.

The dashboard is neat and does it's job but I'm not sure how long it will keep it's 'as new' condition as the finish feels a bit cheap. This picture makes it look a little blue/green, the colours below are nearer the mark.

Much better curtains than the DAF. These let in far less light.

Radio, tacho, interior lights and night heater controls are located above the drivers head.

Under the bunk there is plenty of space for odds and sods but unlike my CF it is a pig to lift up. A couple of small gas struts on the Daf make it easy to lift one handed sitting in the drivers seat. The one on the Merc has nothing so you have to get up and heave it up and then secure it in the open position with a strap. Cheap and nasty but I suppose as a basic cost cutting fleet truck savings have to be made and it all adds up.

So something like this will be my work place in the future. Not the XF Super Space Cab of my dreams but suits the job I do now.