Volvo Trucks secures major Hungarian order

Volvo Trucks’ Hungarian subsidiary, Volvo Hungary Trading and Services Kft, has received a major order from Waberer’s Optimum Solution, a transportation and logistics company formerly known as Hungarocamion.

The order, for 1,000 new Volvo FH trucks equipped with the new 13-litre engine launched during autumn 2005, will be delivered over a three-year period, beginning this month.

Volvo Trucks started to co-operate with Hungarocamion as early as 1997 and the first order for a 500 trucks was received in 1998. Subsequently, Volvo Trucks has delivered 100 to 150 trucks to the company annually.

A total of 492 vehicles were delivered to Hungary during 2005.