Scania to deliver 100 LNG truck order

Scania will deliver 100 LNG fuelled trucks to KP Logistik, based in Stavenhagen, Germany. The Scania R 410 prime movers will be used for deliveries of dry, refrigerated and frozen foods, primarily to retailers Netto’s and Norma’s stores in eastern Germany, including Berlin.

Scania Australia maintains that the company is continuing to lead the shift towards a sustainable transport solution both here and the rest of the world; and to that end it will be showing a compressed natural gas (CNG) truck at the Brisbane Truck Show in May.

According to a Scania Australia spokesman, the big LNG delivery shows that the company is serious about alternative fuel trucks: “We aren’t just talking about fanciful ideas, we are delivering,” he said.

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In Europe, incentives make it cost-effective to be mindful of sustainable transport. In addition to the environmental aspects, KP Logistik benefits from a road toll exemption and subsidies on gas-powered vehicles that have been in force in Germany since the beginning of the year. These help offset the higher cost for gas vehicles.

“That made it much easier for us to opt for gas technology,” says David Brokholm, Managing Director, KP Logistik.

The new Scania trucks will be operated in the fleet four to five years and during that time each will travel around to 800,000km. They feature a large cab with two beds, a premium infotainment system as well as an extensive safety package.

Thanks to the two 340- and 400-litre capacity gas tanks, the trucks will have a range of up to 1100km. The liquified vehicle gas infrastructure in Germany is now being expanded and will increase to approximately 20 filling stations by the end of 2019.

The Danish third-generation family business KP Logistik has a staff of 400 in Germany and the company has a fleet of 150 Scania trucks.

All KP Logistik’s new trucks will be delivered with a full-service maintenance contract.

The dealer, LKW-Center-Petersen in Stavenhagen, has prepared its workshop and trained its service technicians in the safe handling of liquefied gas.

Following the German parliamentary decision to exempt gas-powered vehicles from road tolls, Scania in Germany delivered its first liquified gas truck in September 2018.

“We are seeing an ever-increasing interest in our gas vehicles and the order from KP Logistik is the largest so far,” says Christian Hottgenroth, Scania’s Truck Sales Director for Germany and Austria.

Scania Australia will display a CNG fuelled P 340 6x2 truck at the Brisbane Truck Show over May 16-19.