Scania Australia Pty Ltd, Scania’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia, has signed its first contract with the Australian Department of Defence which has placed an order for 81 Scania all-wheel drive vehicles.

The order is for four types of vehicles, all powered by Scania’s 11-litre diesel engine and all equipped with all-wheel drive. The total number is comprised of 67 platform trucks, 8 crane trucks, 2 tippers and 4 tankers.

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Deliveries will be made successively this year.

Scania says that one of its competitive advantages in winning such contracts is that it does not produce purpose-built military vehicles. That means that maintenance costs, linked to its standard commercial product range, can be held at a low level. Parts and service are available through Scania’s commercial network.

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