Scania wins record-breaking order from Stobart and Jenkinson

Stobart Group and AW Jenkinson Forest Products have continued their joint purchasing agreement to make the largest order so far placed anywhere for Euro 6 trucks, and also the largest order ever taken by Scania (Great Britain).

The two operators have agreed to order 1,500 new Scania Euro 6 vehicles for delivery over the next two years.

The initial requirement is for 150 chassis consisting of a mix of 410hp G-series 4×2 models with sleeper cabs for the Eddie Stobart fleet, 450hp R-series 6×2 tractor units with Highline cabs for AW Jenkinson and a number of 450hp R-series sleeper-cabbed 8×2*6 drawbar rigids for specialist operations with Stobart Rail.

All vehicles will be maintained by the nationwide Scania dealer network.

Stobart Group chief operating officer William Stobart said: “Our decision to continue taking Scania vehicles is based on their proven record within the Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson fleets so far, so we saw no reason not to continue this relationship as we enter into the Euro 6 production, with the new deal giving us a lot of flexibility going forward.”

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd’s managing director Claes Jacobsson said: “It is with great pleasure that we announce this, the third major joint-procurement agreement with Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson Forest Products for Scania products.

“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, and we now look forward to further developing the successful relationship between our organisations.”