Daimler Truck opens Global Parts Center in Halberstadt

Daimler Truck has officially opened its €500m ($584m) global spare parts centre for the Mercedes-Benz Trucks division in Halberstadt, Germany – one of the biggest logistics projects in the company’s history.

The 260,000 sq.m Global Parts Center will receive 300,000 different line items from 2,600 suppliers and serve 20 regional logistics centres worldwide for onward delivery to almost 3,000 dealers in 170 countries. Day-to-day operations, including logistics for incoming and outgoing parts, as well as management of the parts warehouse, will be managed by DP World. 

“What is being created here is unique and will generate around 650 jobs in the region, both in operational logistics and in administration,” said Dries Van Hoeymissen, executive vice-president for central Europe at DP World. “Our in-depth expertise from other projects in the region is now also helping us to get the Global Parts Center in Halberstadt off the ground." 

The centre is equipped with the latest warehousing and conveyor technology. Daimler Truck said that all vehicle parts will be immediately available in an automated high-bay warehouse and an automated small parts warehouse. Goods are received and dispatched via two large, parallel halls, each around 200 metres wide and 600 metres long. Construction firm Goldbeck has built the facility for Daimler Truck. 

The truckmaker said fast and comprehensive parts supply enables vehicle fleets to maximise uptime. 

“The Global Parts Center is impressive proof that we have made customer focus a core element of our Mercedes-Benz Trucks strategy,” said Achim Purchert, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. “The location will help us further increase the availability and delivery speed of our spare parts in the future." 

Carbon-neutral operations

As previously reported, the Halberstadt facility will draw its energy from one of the largest rooftop photovoltaic systems in Europe, covering around 250,000 sq.m or 90% of all of the roof space at the site. Electric pumps will transfer heat into the building via underfloor heating systems. Daimler Truck said that high-energy efficiency will be achieved by low heating of water temperatures and the storage effect of the industrial floors. 

An energy storage facility of approximately 2,000 kWh is planned in the first stage, which will be supplemented by a further storage facility at a later date. The aim is to keep the level of self-sufficiency as high as possible over the period of use. 

The Global Parts Center will feature charging facilities for suppliers' trucks. Sixteen charging points with 200 kW charging capacity and four charging points with 400 kW charging capacity are available for e-truck charging. Daimler Truck will electrify its first route as early as August 2025 between Oschersleben, around 30km away. Additional e-truck routes will follow.

Daimler Truck is working to use electric trucks for inbound parts operations. That includes supplying eActros 300 and eActros 600 vehicles to its suppliers delivering parts to the Wörth assembly plant in Germany. 

The Global Parts Center in Halberstadt will also contain 30 charging points for those employees using electric vehicles to get to work and that infrastructure will be expanded in the future.