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Volvo wins order for 287 trucks in South Africa

Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:12am EDT

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STOCKHOLM, April 11 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo (VOLVb.ST) said on Friday it had won an order for 287 trucks from the Reinhardt Group in South Africa.

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Volvo, which did not disclose the financial details of the deal, said in a statement that deliveries on the order for FM 400 horsepower truck tractors would be completed during this year.

(Reporting by Stockholm Newsroom)



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