Press Release

Ora, IT / Berlin, DE, 24 October 2024 - JUNA, the joint venture founded by Scania and sennder, has reached an agreement with the South Tyrolean logistics company Gruber Logistics on the use of e-trucks. JUNA's “e-truck-as-a-service” model allows Gruber Logistics to respond flexibly to the needs of its customers to use sustainable transport solutions directly within the supply chain.

JUNA's business model is to offer electric trucks as turnkey solutions including all services such as repair, maintenance, insurance or support with electrification. The “e-truck-as-a-service” model, in which the e-truck is used and does not have to be purchased outright, significantly lowers the barrier to using e-trucks for logistics companies in heavy goods transport.

At the moment, higher costs of zero-emission technologies for logistics companies necessitate a long-term strategy like transport agreements with duration of up to five years, which are rarely accepted by customers. In the end, this situation delays or prevents investments in zero-emission solutions in the heavy haulage sector. JUNA’s service makes this risk for logistics companies more manageable and plannable. That’s why also Gruber Logistics makes use of it.

Leadership Quotes

Part of Gruber Logistics' sustainability strategy is to be constantly open to new solutions in the decarbonization of heavy goods transport. Thanks to JUNA's flexible e-truck model, we can quickly offer our interested customers a solution to reduce emissions directly in the supply chain. In addition to the quick deployment option compared to buying an e-truck, the flexible pricing model is also an advantage for us.

Stefan Knapp, Executive Director of Gruber Logistics.

The electrification of heavy-duty transport is happening now. However, both transport companies and freight buyers need support to successfully transition to zero-emission solutions. Through our e-truck-as-aservice model, we are breaking down the barriers to adopting electric vehicles. We’ve been particularly impressed with Gruber Logistics' commitment to sustainability, and we’re truly excited to support their ongoing efforts to bring the benefits of e-trucks to their customers.

Matteo Oberto, CEO of JUNA.

JUNA Solution

Due to a short-term demand increase of BEVs, the solution worked as a perfect complement to Gruber Logistics’s regular fleet procurement strategy and JUNA's e-truck offering is already in use on the road for customers of the logistics expert. Specifically, these are transports for a customer in the FMCG sector, which in turn supplies its customers in Western Germany with two 40-tonne e-trucks.

About JUNA

Founded in 2023, JUNA is a joint venture between Scania CV AB, a global leader in transport solutions, and sennder Technologies GmbH, Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder. JUNA was created to accelerate the adoption of electric trucks in road logistics by eliminating the traditional barriers for small to medium sized carriers to entry to sustainable transport such as high upfront costs and residual value risks. Leveraging a unique pay-per-use model, JUNA provides carriers with access to premium electric trucks along with guaranteed load volumes through sennder’s digital platform, ensuring both operational efficiency and environmental sustainability. With ambitious plans to deploy 5,000 electric trucks by 2030, JUNA is poised to revolutionize the European logistics industry, aligning with the European Union’s Green Deal goals and setting a new standard for sustainable transportation across the continent.

About Gruber Logistics

GRUBER Logistics is one of the most innovative and successful logistics companies in all of Europe. Thanks to the long experience in the transport and logistics sector, the company has a solid knowledge of the market and the necessary means to grow its customers’ business. Since its founding in 1936 by Josef Gruber, GRUBER Logistics has constantly grown, leading to the establishment of the Industrial Group that it is today. Based in Ora (BZ), South Tyrol, the company is run and managed by the third generation of the Gruber family. With 60 branches located all over Europe and Asia is able to offer a broad array of services in the following operational areas: full loads, partial loads and groupage, heavy and special transport, air and sea transports, logistics services, industrial relocations. Thanks to the long-term experience, the international know-how and the deep knowledge of the countries in which it operates, GRUBER Logistics covers all of the most important sectors, like for instance the iron and steel industry, the metallurgical and automotive industry as well as the chemical, food and paper sectors.