Waberer's Rejuvenates its Fleet

The Hungarian road logistics company Waberer's has rejuvenated its fleet, reducing the average age of its tractor units in the international transport segment to under 2.5 years, the company told MTI on Tuesday.

It was recalled that the Waberer's Group has set a target to reduce the average age of its fleet to between two and 2.5 years by 2020.

According to the statement, the company has now reached the target, having reduced the average age of its tractor-trailers in the Hungarian-headquartered International Transport Segment (ITS) to 2.3 years. The average age of the entire international segment has been reduced to 2.1 years, while the average age of vehicles (tractors, trucks, vans) in the regional contract logistics (RCL) segment has been reduced to 2.5 years.

Barna Erdélyi, Member of the Board of Directors of Waberer's International, said in a statement that one of the objectives of the rejuvenation of the tractor and trailer fleet is to make it as cost-effective and sustainable as possible.

The Waberer's group's international fleet consists of more than 2,100 vehicles, of which about 1,700 are managed by the Hungarian subsidiary and about 400 by the Polish subsidiary, while the number of domestic vehicles is close to 800. From now on, about a quarter of the international transport vehicles will be replaced every year and the aim is to continuously rejuvenate and modernize the trailer fleet," Barna Erdélyi added.

The Waberer's Group is Europe's leading road logistics company with its own fleet and Hungary's market leader in complex logistics services. The Group is also active in the Hungarian market in the field of motor and transport insurance. The company operates a fleet of 2,800 trucks and manages nearly 250,000 square meters of warehouse space.