Jonathan Bulmer, managing director, Bulmers Logistics
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"There are problems with lead times and axle shortages but they don't affect us because we ordered in plenty of time. I ordered 225 trucks last November and everyone thought I was crazy but it's the best thing lever did. You can plan for growth and plan for fleet replacement but you can't predict the volume of work at any one time.
-We run a mixed fleet — but for the first time, of the 340 trucks I have on order, none are Scanias. I asked for a price for 100 vehicles for next year and they never came back to me. It seems a funny philosophy.Their prices have gone up and I think they are more interested in selling smaller numbers to people who will pay more.
"We already have 190 vehicles on order for 2009."