Always on time, always clean: Endy Kilian transports milk to the dairy with his Actros

Although Ernst Kilian has already brought the Actros to a standstill, the approximately 25,000 litres of milk in the tractor vehicle and trailer are still moving around vigorously. "This is one of our big challenges," says Ernst, known to everyone simply as "Endy". "Transporting liquids is a totally different kettle of fish." Milk transport on the whole has a few peculiarities. For example, the work times: already at four o'clock in the morning, the two Kilian trucks set off in Schrozberg, southern Germany. And, depending on the tour, they can still be on the road until 7 p.m.

– Endy Kilian

A good connection with the workshop.

The Kilians, in turn, can fully rely on the Actros. They have a close and trusting relationship with the team of mechanics and the boss at the Mercedes-Benz Widmann workshop in Crailsheim. “They pull out all the stops so that we can get back on the move as quickly as possible,” says Ute. “Because the vehicles have GPS monitoring and specially calibrated technology, we can’t simply resort to a rental vehicle,” says the trained laboratory assistant, who also handles logistics and book-keeping alongside her day job.

Despite being born in northern Germany, her day job is actually at the Schrozberg dairy in southern Germany. There she met Endy in the 1980s and has since stayed in the south. In 2005 the pair took over the business and hired some drivers.

Their son Keven decided to study and works in a different sector. Accordingly, Endy is hoping their grandson, Marquess, will show an interest in the business. “He's only ten at the moment, but I intend to keep driving for a while myself yet anyway,” says the milk trucker.

Photos: Jan Potente