SENKO Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kita-ku, Osaka; President: Kenji Sugimoto; "SENKO") introduced the housing industry's first*1 medium-class, flat body*2 EV truck "eCanter" for transporting housing materials for Sekisui House, Ltd. (Head office: Kita-ku, Osaka City; Representative Director of the Board, President, Executive Officer, CEO: Yoshihiro Nakai; "Sekisui House"), and held a departing ceremony on September 4, 2023 at the Ibaraki Truck Center in Koga City in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Cutting the ribbon(From left: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Domestic Sales Department General Manager Yoji Sumida; Sekisui House, Ltd., Operating Officer, Kanto Plant Manager Hideo Saito; SENKO Co., Ltd. Executive Officer and Director, Material Logistics Sales Department General Manager Seiji Kawano; Sekisui House, Ltd. Executive Officer, Production and Procurement Department General Manager Hirokazu Azuma; SENKO Co., Ltd. Executive Director, Safety, Quality & Environment Management Department Manager Kazuaki Namihira;
SENKO Co., Ltd. Ibaraki Branch Manager Yoshitake Azuma)
Medium-class, flat-body EV truck in use
Many trucks are operating on a daily basis transporting materials to construction sites throughout the housing industry, and with the reduction of CO2 emissions during transportation viewed as a social challenge, there is growing need for the contracting customers to also reduce CO2 emissions. The SENKO Ibaraki Branch operates around 400 trucks per day to transport housing materials to Sekisui House. To achieve this, SENKO partnered with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Head office: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and CEO: Karl Deppen) to jointly produce a medium-class, flat-body EV truck to operate on frequently used routes.
Two of these EV trucks will be delivered to the Ibaraki Truck Center, and will begin operating from September 5. SENKO is planning to roll out two of the same type of EV trucks within fiscal 2023, and will also increase the number of EV trucks in operation moving forward.
*1 According to SENKO survey
*2 Trucks with a flat cargo area and surrounded by gates to prevent cargo falling off
