In what's being described as its biggest ever order in the 51-year history of Scania in Brazil the Swedish truck maker is delivering 260 tipper trucks to the local company of  Odebrecht---Latin America's largest engineering and construction company. "This is a very important transaction, not only because it includes many trucks but because it also confirms and strengthens Scania's position in the construction segment. According to Odebrecht, our trucks meet all their requirements and provide the best overall operating economy," Robert Leoncini, Scania Brasil's sales manager tells Biglorryblog. And I should think it's pretty good business too...delivery of the trucks has already begun and will continue until the end of the year. Since establishing its Brazilian operations in 1957, Scania has built more than 240,000 vehicles in the country---200,000 of them trucks---and some 40% of heavy trucks on Brazilian roads today are Scanias.

All the vehicles are Scania P420 model three-axle trucks with 420hp engines and they come with on-board computers. Interestingly enough, one hundred of them will also be equipped Opticruise. And Scania says: "Odebrecht's choice of Opticruise is based on the company's own tests, which confirmed the benefits of the system in terms of driveability and efficiency." Meanwhile, Scania will train drivers on the spot at the construction sites where the trucks go into service. The training course will include economical and safe driving techniques that will help reduce both fuel consumption and vehicle wear. All in all, not a bad day's work...