Video: Mercedes-Benz Actros semi fitted for taxi duty, picks up humorous fares

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The new-generation 2012 Actros big rig has already won Truck of the Year - for the fourth time - and Mercedes-Benz figured it would have some letting other truck people know about its semi. It kitted an Actros out in the eggshell hue and black-and-yellow sign that’s standard-issue German taxi livery, then sent it to pick up passengers.

The hook? Some of these passengers were waiting outside competing truck companies like MAN and Volvo, and were a little surprised at the arrival of their seven-ton chariot. Follow the jump to see it in action.Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Actros semi fitted for taxi duty, picks up humorous fares
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