December 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian transport company PIMK has signed a deal to acquire 50 new Iveco trucks running on compressed natural gas (CNG), the Netherlands-registered CNH Industrial, which manufactures vehicles under the Iveco brand, said on Thursday.
"PIMK’s sustainable investment includes a full package of services for optimizing the Total Cost of Ownership, which the company sees as a key advantage of IVECO’s range of natural gas commercial vehicles," CNH Industrial said in a statement.
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The value of the deal was not disclosed.
The investment is also in line with PIMK’s intention to further develop as a green company, CNH Industrial said.
The Iveco Stralis Natural Power CNG vehicles feature a 400 hp engine, generate 99% less particulate matter, 90% less nitrogen dioxide, and 95% less carbon dioxide with bio-methane, compared to equivalent diesel vehicles, according to the manufacturer.
PIMK provides transportation services for international logistics companies. The company employs 86 shipping agents operating in the following directions: Intra-European transport, Turkey, Greece, Germany and Austria, France and Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria.
Plovdiv-based PIMK has a fleet of over 1,400 heavy commercial vehicles.