Russian carriers evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CNG vehicles Scania
			
			
						
							 
 
 
 
 
Alexander Klimov, photos Scania AB 
 
  
  
  
 
By order of the transport company, OOO "Eurasia logistics" in Saint-Petersburg company JSC "Autopark №1 "Spetstrans" equipped with 4 additional gas cylinders for CNG trucks Scania G410A6x2NA. Company "Eurasia logistics" took the trucks to the rental to assess the cost of freight with the use of CNG vehicles. Today the fleet of "Eurasia logistics" there are 76 diesel trucks of the European brands. Trains in the composition which will employ motor trucks, designed to carry glass wide format and industrial goods.  

 
In the first model gas engine company "Eurasia logistics" stopped at the Scania brand. Tractors were released under the order at the factory in Holland and completed in St. Petersburg.  
 
 
The first tractor Scania G410A6X2NA already transferred to the transport company 
 
As the Director for development of OOO "Eurasia logistics" Alexander Lisin: "We expect to reduce the cost of transportation through the use of natural gas. Another argument in favor of the gas appliances was its environmental friendliness. We want to contribute to environmental protection according to their strategies and those of our customers, making our transportation green.  

 
Head of commercial Department LLC "Transservice", the official dealer of Scania in the Nizhny Novgorod region Dinara Rizvanov, in turn, commented: "the Cars are equipped with semi – trailers- by steklovata, so they selected wheel formula 6x2, which reduces the load on the axle of the vehicle, allows you to increase the amount of cargo and ensures its uniform distribution. The tractor will run in Finland on the route length of about 800 km, and extra gas cylinders designed to avoid the need to refuel in Europe, where gas, in contrast to Russia, worth almost as much as diesel fuel. The use of affordable domestic methane should ensure carrier efficiency. It is important to note that all gas appliances Scania complies with environmental standards Euro 6, which is important for international carriers".  

 
Head of Scania machinery gas engine Ivan Papazov said: "We rent ready-made solutions Scania, which allow customers not only to save on fuel, but also to higher CTG (the technical readiness coefficient), which contributes to further savings". 
 
The Chairman of the Board of Directors "Eurasia logistics" Vitaly Lebedev said: "In Scania we have found a partner and kindred spirit, ready to offer a customized solution for our business. It was important for us to further equip the fuel system, and representatives of Scania has carried out these works in a short time. During the operation of tractors we want to have a positive experience in introducing CNG vehicles, because we believe that green technologies must be economically viable"..