The Mercedes-Benz Atego Hybrid 12-ton truck has been named International Truck of the Year 2011 by an international panel of judges. The honor was announced at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany. According to the judges, “In the new Atego family, Mercedes-Benz presents a versatile medium-duty truck with ‘two souls.’ On the one hand, the short-radius distribution driver now gets equipment which not long ago was reserved to long-haul drivers. On the other hand, the progressive parallel hybrid drive promotes the reduction of the CO2 emissions of commercial vehicles within the European Union.”