Maritime has put in an order for 330 Scania tractor units, with 260 scheduled for delivery before the end of the year.
It is made up of 30 R410 4x2s and 300 R450 6x2/2 mid-lifts; all 330 include Highline cabs and Opticruise.
The new trucks, supplied by TruckEast, will be based at Maritime Transport’s 31 depots across the country, with the 4x2s used for distribution work and the 6x2s running on container and distribution operations.
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Maritime fleet director Stuart Wardlaw said: “The growth of our business, in addition to the fuel performance and overall reliability of the Scania product, has enabled us to place a significant order with the manufacturer and we look forward to putting these vehicles to work across our extensive depot network.”
