Monday, June 30, 2025
Sveaskog, partnering with VSV Unite, Åkeri AB, and Tage Palmqvist, is launching a new electric round timber truck with a crane as part of the TREE project in southern Sweden. The objective is to lessen reliance on fossil fuels and move forward with the heavy transportation transition. A significant portion of the carbon dioxide emissions from the timber industry are caused by transportation. There are a number of initiatives underway to lessen the climatic impact of transportation, such as the creation of longer and heavier cars to increase transportation efficiency and the introduction of alternative fuels like biogas and HVO.
Another aspect of the transition effort is electrifying lumber transportation; however, this presents some difficulties because the transportation occurs in sparsely inhabited locations with difficult road conditions and frequently lacks adequate charging infrastructure. By conducting thorough testing and operational monitoring, the new electric round timber truck is intended to address the current challenges.
“We want to drive the development towards a significantly reduced fossil dependency for transport from the forest to our customers. It will be very exciting to see how the electric round timber truck can be a piece of the puzzle in our transport work in the future. Together with our partners VSV Unite and Åkeri AB, Tage Palmqvist, we are creating the opportunity to follow the car over a longer period and evaluate in which transport assignments it is most useful,” remarks Anna Ahlin, technology specialist at Sveaskog.
In the region between Värmland and Närke, where Sveaskog has a large portion of its forest and numerous clients nearby, the electric roundwood truck will be operated as part of the regular fleet. Finding the roundwood truck’s advantages and disadvantages in terms of operational procedures, route planning, and business models is the aim. “The challenge for us is to achieve a functioning logistics system where we can deliver efficient transport to the same extent as for conventional vehicles. We want to take an active role in the transition work and be part of the development in the industry. In the project, we will collaborate with haulage companies that test electric round timber vehicles and also contribute with knowledgeable personnel in various working groups within TREE,” comments Sara Ståhl, Sustainability and Quality Manager at VSV Unite.
Êkeri AB The daily operation of the electric round timber truck will now fall under the purview of Tage Palmqvist, a local operator who has been transporting Sveaskog’s timber for many generations. “It is exciting to have the opportunity to be part of the fossil-free transport development. At such an early stage, there will certainly be challenges, but together with all the talented people around us, we believe it will work out well,” says Erik Palmqvist, CEO of Åkeri AB, and Tage Palmqvist.
Transformation via creative fixes
Intending to create and expand a functional system for electrified heavy transport in the forestry sector through creative solutions, the industry-wide TREE project got underway in 2023. One of the two electric vehicles that Sveaskog has proposed for the project is the round lumber truck. In the second half of this year, Sveaskog will introduce its second electric round lumber truck in northern Sweden. There, the emphasis will be on observing how the winter climate and greater distances impact the operational circumstances.
About Sveasokg
Sweden’s biggest forest owner is Sveaskog, a state-owned enterprise. The corporation employs about 800 people nationwide and owns 14% of Sweden’s woods. The main operations of Sveaskog include forest management, as well as the provision of forest services, seedlings, pulpwood, wood chips, lumber, and biofuel. The majority of the clients are from the Swedish energy and forest industries. Sveaskog also negotiates land concessions and cultivates the forest for hunting, fishing, tourism, and other natural pleasures.
Sveaskog intends to guide the world in creating sustainable value in forests. The business aims to strike the best possible balance between ecological, economic, and social principles in order to accomplish this. Our size, ability, and special competency allow us to accomplish this. Sveaskog uses management techniques that increase the forest’s resistance to several insect attacks and lower the danger of climate-related forest damage. Sveaskog can supply customers with renewable raw materials through sustainable forestry, supporting the UN’s 2030 Agenda, Sweden’s environmental goals, the Paris Agreement, and the EU’s climate ambitions.
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