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BUYER'S
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EYE VIE When Commercial Motor and Mercedes-Benz ran a joint competition we offered one lucky reader the chance to visit the Hanover Show with us and give us the benefit of their operational experience.
Eddie Parker, the head of light commercials at vehicle provider Masterlease, won the trip and this is his view of the biggest CV show in Europe.
Parker's views are worth listening to — he has spent more than 20 years in the CV sector including time with Mercedes-Benz and Renaul t Trucks. He is now responsible for all aspects of the light CV business at Masterlease, including procurement, strategy, customer focus and disposal.
Eddie, you have thefloor..
Exhibition city
Hanover is an exhibition town, in fact it is known as the City of Exhibitions.
That should have prepared me for the IAA — I soon learned. Innovation abounds; how about a curtain-sided trailer from Meusburger that can be widened to accommodate outsized loads without the need to remove the side pillars. Or, for those drivers whose cab is their home-from-home, there's the Actros Space Max concept complete with comfy lounge chairs and wooden flooring.
Here are some more of my Hanover highlights. •