Scania’s orders are up across the world and, more importantly in Europe, with a strong performance from the UK market.The company’s worldwide orders are up 31%, thanks to strong growth in South America. Further positive signs were that European orders were not only up on Q1 2012, they were also up on the last quarter [...]
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TruckEast has supplied a new ready-mix concrete enterprise of Mick George Ltd with two new Scania 26t 6×4 mixer chassis. Fitted with 280p engines coupled to a 9-speed gearbox & double drive axles, the trucks include the latest equipment, including 6-metre drums. Launched at the beginning of the this year, Mick George Concrete Ltd. supplies [...]
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Independent Scania Dealer Keltruck have opened a new Used Vehicle department at their Cross Hands Branch. The Branch currently holds over £400,000 worth of used vehicles and has gone through an extensive investment including lighting upgrades, a new security system, a perimeter fence and a new hard standing area to modernize the yard. Cross Hands [...]
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Third quarter profits at MAN trucks division were down significantly when compared to 2011 levels. Blaming the drop on the economic environment arising from the sovereign debt crisis, Georg Pachta-Reyhofen, MAN’s Chief Executive Officer outlined the eight percent fall in revenue, but a larger drop in the third quarter operating profit from EU219m last year [...]
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Gregory Distribution, one of the UK’s largest and best known independent transport operators, has declared Scania its preferred supplier following extensive and detailed comparative fuel trials involving vehicles from four truck manufacturers. As a consequence, 300 Scania trucks are now set to be delivered to the North Tawton, Devon-based operator over the coming three years. [...]
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Scania Truck Rental, the wholly-owned commercial vehicle rental operation of Scania (GB) Limited, has extended its portfolio with the addition of 32-tonne gross vehicle weight tipper/grabs to its nationwide fleet.The new vehicles are all day-cab Scania P 400 CB8x4MHZ models featuring Scania’s DC13-05 engine, which delivers 400 horsepower and 2,100Nm torque. The transmission fitted [...]
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Midlands bodybuilder J C Payne (UK) have just completed a quarter of a million pound order. The company has supplied 28ft boxvan bodies complete with Del 1500kg column tailifts to Tamworth based Euro Carparts. The bodies have been fitted to Scania P230 4×2 Sleeper chassis supplied by Keltruck at West Bromwich. This is the second [...]
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Scania (Great Britain) Limited has appointed Arif Jafferji to the position of Business Development and Marketing Director, a newly-created role designed to both support the company’s existing range of products and services and spearhead the development of new business initiatives for Scania in the UK. Arif, 38, took up his appointment on 5 January 2012 [...]
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire-based MID UK Recycling Limited has added two Scania P Series Skiploaders to its collection fleet. Supplied by Scania (Great Britain) Limited’s Boston depot, the trucks bear the name Mountain, a well-known brand in the area, and are now operating on the collection of waste and recyclable materials from the company’s commercial, domestic and [...]
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