Scania and Girteka collaborate to scale up sustainable transportation
Ambitious sustainable transport partnership includes delivery target of up to 600 battery-electric vehicles over the next four years, with additional focus on people sustainability, including further improvements in driver experience.
Scania and the largest European asset-based transportation company Girteka announce an extensive new sustainability partnership, as part of the two companies’ shared commitment to reducing emissions from the transport sector.
The ambitious agreement targets the delivery of up to 600 Scania battery-electric vehicles to Girteka over the next four years. At the same time, the companies will collaborate on establishing charging infrastructure and optimising charging solutions. The aim is to help reduce Girteka’s customers’ climate emissions at competitive costs.
In addition to the agreement on electric vehicles, the scale-up of sustainable transportation will be realised by a deployment of vehicles with Scania’s new Super powertrain, which delivers eight percent fuel savings compared to the previous generation, and in 2022 won Scania the Green Truck award for the sixth consecutive year. There will also be a focus on people sustainability: the companies have agreed to work together on driver safety and driver influence, with the intention of accelerating Girteka’s ongoing investment in its people.
“We’re delighted to be working with Girteka, who share our goal of making the transport system more sustainable,” says Stefano Fedel, Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing at Scania.
“As part of our aim of reaching a significant share electrical trucks of our sales in the coming years, it is crucial to partner up with key stakeholders in the European transport ecosystem. It’s also exciting to have the chance to work together on other aspects, including people sustainability,” he adds.
“The cooperation with Scania is a next step on our path to become a top-ten logistics company in Europe. With the goal of moving road transportation in a sustainable direction, we have joined Scania to share our experiences and collaborate on developing the future transport system in Europe. We will do it by a diversification of road transportation, where we deploy both fuel-efficient solutions and electric trucks, to deliver affordable logistics services, based on sustainable solutions” says Mindaugas Pasilauskas, CEO of ClassTrucks, transport asset management company of Girteka.
“Sustainability also means safety and convenience for the drivers, so I’m happy that we, together with Scania, can contribute to the overall growth of safety on European roads, with mutual benefits for our customers, employees and communities,” adds Pasilauskas.
For further information, please contact:
Erik Bratthall, Corporate Public and Media Relations manager.
Telephone: +46 (0)76 724 45 27. E-mail: erik.bratthall@scania.com
Tomasz Weber, Head of Corporate Communications
Telephone: +48 503 925 249. E-mail: Tomasz.weber@girteka.eu
About Scania:
Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2021, we delivered 88,930 trucks, 4,436 buses as well as 11,786 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 146 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 54,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com
About Girteka:
Girteka is the largest European asset-based transportation company, delivering more than 880 000 full truck loads (FTLs) every year, with more than 9 000 fully owned trucks and 9 800 trailers that operate in Europe. As Girteka, we have a clear aim to be the obvious first choice for clients, colleagues, partners, the community, and shareholders.
Every day, we strive to provide the best experience possible and ensure our customers' highest transportation service reliability. With more than 22.000 passionate employees, we are making a meaningful impact on the future of logistics. We are committed to highlighting the importance of road safety and environmental impact and raising awareness of the responsibility every one of us has towards society and our surroundings. We secure profitable and sustainable growth with our partners and shareholders through state-of-the-art digital solutions that drive us towards the future.
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