The extreme off-road vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the Unimog U 4023 and U 5023, have established themselves as indispensable aids for firefighters and disaster relief.
They are also increasingly used in many urban and municipal fleets, as climate change is dramatically increasing the dangers of heavy or continuous rain, floods and landslides, even in built-up areas.
Extreme weather conditions can now affect almost all countries and municipalities. Before long, they are submerging entire cities and regions, such as in the Ahr Valley in 2021 or in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, this year.
And when it comes to quickly saving lives in cities and communities affected by extreme weather conditions and efficiently eliminating the consequences of storm disasters, Unimog vehicles with fording and extreme off-road capabilities play their part.
The flexibility of use of the extreme off-road Unimogs proves to be a major advantage here. They can be equipped with municipal plumbing, a front mounting plate and a mounting space behind the cab for municipal applications with various fixtures.
For example, they can also be used for winter service, loading or transportation. This increases their use and contributes to the profitability of municipal fleets.
At this year’s demopark, Europe’s largest open-air exhibition for “green industry”, which will take place in Eisenach from 18 to 20 June 2023, in addition to numerous Unimog vehicles, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will also show an example of the Unimog U 5023, an extreme off-road vehicle, which in the version presented will also be used for municipal applications. On display the vehicle with a permissible gross weight of 14.5 tonnes in the roll-off dumper version with Palfinger hook lifting system.