How Simon Loos Is Electrifying European Freight

Simon Loos orders 75 more eActros 600 trucks, pushing its electric fleet to 210 and setting the pace for European freight

24 Mar 2026

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, repetition may be the sincerest form of conviction. Simon Loos, a Dutch logistics firm, has placed a second order for 75 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 battery-electric trucks, bringing its total electric fleet to 210 vehicles. The follow-up came before the first delivery was even complete.

The speed matters as much as the scale. Simon Loos began receiving its initial 75 eActros 600 units in July 2025. Fleet manager Wim Roks credits the trucks with reshaping long-haul planning: the eActros 600 covers 500 kilometres on a single charge under full working loads, roughly twice the range the company had previously built its operations around. A constraint that once defined the limits of electric freight has, in effect, been engineered away.

The new vehicles will serve food distribution and beverage logistics, including three-axle configurations for heavier loads. They are fitted with an electric power take-off system that runs refrigerated trailers without diesel, making the cold chain genuinely zero-emission from cab to cargo.

The deal rests on a three-way partnership between Simon Loos, dealer GomesTrucks, and Daimler Truck, built on 35 years of commercial history. Daimler Truck Nederland chief executive Eric Brok called the collaboration a model for the industry. Simon Loos was the first company in Europe to operate the original eActros 300 in 2021, and that early-mover experience has given it both the data and the confidence to scale at a pace few rivals have matched.

Regulation is providing a tailwind. EU carbon standards for heavy vehicles are tightening, and the proposed Clean Corporate Vehicles Regulation would impose mandatory zero-emission quotas on large fleets from 2030. For operators running trucks hard, the financial case is already closing. Lower fuel and maintenance costs are making battery-electric vehicles competitive with diesel on total cost of ownership, and repeat orders at this scale are beginning to prove it beyond the pilot stage.

By the end of 2026, Simon Loos expects 150 eActros 600 units in active service, confirming its position as the Netherlands' largest electric truck operator and one of Europe's biggest. The freight sector is watching. Some are taking notes.