INDUSTRY NEWS Major order for Euro 6 trucks T


he largest single order for vehicles to date in the UK has been placed with Scania (Great Britain) Ltd by British transport companies A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products and Eddie Stobart for 1,500 Scania Euro 6 trucks. The order, which will be filled over two years, follows a new joint-procurement agreement between Scania and the two British companies. Under the first agreement, which was signed in 2010 and updated in 2012, Scania has delivered 2,000 trucks. In 2013, Scania’s total share of the UK heavy truck market was 18.1%.


The Euro 6 emission standard became compulsory for all new trucks in Europe on 31 December, 2013. Scania launched its first Euro 6 trucks in 2011 and followed with its second generation of the vehicles in


2013. The company has now sold 6,500 Euro 6 trucks. Meanwhile, trucks owned by Scania’s own transport company, Scania Transport Laboratory, along with Scania Euro 6 test vehicles operated by customers have covered more than 26 million kilometres.


Claes Jacobsson, Managing Director, Scania (Great Britain), said: “It is with great pleasure that we announce this, the third major joint-procurement agreement with A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products and Eddie Stobart. Since signing the first such order four years ago, our UK sales and service teams have worked tirelessly to ensure that we have continued to meet the expectations and demands of these two important operators. I am therefore delighted that Scania has once again been chosen as the preferred brand by


both companies”.


The agreement will involve the supply of vehicles with a wide variety of specifications and designed for a wide range of transport applications, including G and R-series trucks. Repair and maintenance will be handled by Scania’s service network in the UK. A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products and its subsidiaries handle over two million tonnes of green waste, roundwood, chips, sawdust, bark and other timber co-products each year. This is collected from forestry sites, sawmills and other wood processing industries throughout the UK. The company is the largest supplier of woodchip and bark products in the country.


Well-known for its iconic green trucks, Eddie Stobart is one of the most recognised and strongest brands in Britain. Today, it is the name behind a road haulage


Since signing the first such order four years ago, our UK sales and service teams have worked tirelessly to ensure that we have continued to meet the expectations and demands of these two important operators


fleet of 2,500 vehicles, employing some of the best vehicle utilisation practices in the industry, maximising both efficiency and environmental benefits. More information from www.scania.com


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