AMilitary transport & logistics
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | Saurer 2DM |
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| Crew | — | 1+ 2Pax in cabin[source] |
| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Saurer[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | — |
| Class | Truck |
Width
Single source2,3m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source74 km/h[source]
Saurer, Typ CT3D
Single sourceSaurer, Typ CT3D 135 PS / 99 kW[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Layout | FR layout[source] | — |
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Switzerland[source] |
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| In service | — | 1964 – ?[source] |
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| Used by | — | Switzerland Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | — | Adolph Saurer AG[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963 – ?[source] |
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| No. built | — | approx. 3200[source] |
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| Variants | — | 6DM Flatbed truck, Snowplow, Dumptruck, aircraft /Tank fueltruck[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 4900 kg[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Saurer 2 D[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 4x4 wheeled[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 160 l[source] |
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