Capital Equipment News November 2020

Scania Truck Rental and Global representatives at the official handover of the new NTG R460.

with Scania Truck Rental understanding that every company has its own unique needs. “As an extra heavy truck rental service provider, we have evolved to be solutions-driven as opposed to offering rigid rental packages,” he says. “You can imagine the stringent health and safety complicacy that Global operates within, hauling tankers filled with diesel. Given the premium upfront capital required to buy a truck of that nature, exacerbated by the typical lengthy waiting period, rental made sense for them, not only in terms of accommodating their budget, but also realising the benefit of the short window for delivery. We identified available stock that could be purposely spec’d at our workshops to operate optimally and safely within the client’s scope of work.” As Global continues to grow its business, so is its Scania rental fleet, which is continuously expanded to meet the increased volumes of fuel moved. The fleet is generally delivered on short notice, given the unpredictable nature of the change in Global’s needs. Key benefits With rapid changes in technology, vehicles become obsolete more quickly. With renting, trade cycles are shorter, and fleet operators can upgrade to new technology sooner than if they owned the vehicles. Scania Truck Rental keeps its fleet up to date with three-year replacement cycles. Bear in mind that

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Global Oil took delivery of its first Scania rental truck on March 24, 2017, and by June 4 of the same year, the company had already grown its rented fleet to five

On October 22 this year, the company took delivery of a new NTG R40 6x4 Highline supplied with an air suspension and Hazchem kit, taking its rental fleet to over 20

Global has become the first rental client to take delivery of the Scania NTG Highline

Scania Rental keeps its fleet up to date with three- year/ 600 000-km replacement cycles

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS NOVEMBER 2020