
The trucks were equipped with the 4 cylinders petrol engines (M14, M2 and M5), developing 45HP, 55HP and 70 HP. The models with the low chassis were N1, N2 and NJ5/N5 (N stood for Niederwagen, German word means a low car). The models with the standard chassis were L1, L2 and L5 (L stood for Lastwagen, German word for a truck, and the digit stood for the rated payload in tons). Also the low chassis has been used to build the buses. Low chassis made sense especially that time to make easier loading and unloading of the vehicle.

Each model was available with a standard and a low-frame chassis.

The first Mercedes-Benz truck range, presented at the 1926 Berlin Motor Show (October) and at the 1927 International Motor Show for Trucks and Special Vehicles in Cologne (May) included three basic models with the payloads of 1.5, 2.5 and 5 tons. The following is a list of trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz.
