In Turkey, as in the rest of the world, growing emphasis is being given to the environment and health issues. As the number of such projects increases by the day, projects are also finding support with a variety of institutional and corporate organizations. In this context, the European Investment Bank granted Arkas Transport an ‘industrial pollution control’ credit through the Turkish Industrial Development Bank (TSKB) to finance the acquisition for its fleet of environmentally friendly tractors.

The use of Euro 3 engines, a characteristic of the tractors in Arkas Transport’s fleet, has been mandatory in Europe since new legislation was introduced in 2000. The engines reduce the amount of pollutant emissions, such as carbon monoxide, non-combustible hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, in vehicle exhaust fumes. The credit obtained from the European Investment Bank was used to finance the latest purchase of tractors and semi-trailers. There are currently 312 tractors in the Arkas Transport fleet.