Recently, the core product of the LUYI brand — the 4-axle fuel tanker — has successfully completed production debugging and compliance testing, officially departing from the Shandong manufacturing base and heading to Nigeria. The 4-axle fuel tanker exported this time is a customized product tailored by LUYI to address the pain points of energy transportation in the African market, shouldering the important mission of helping Nigeria improve its energy transportation network and enhance fuel distribution efficiency. As a powerful enterprise with years of experience in manufacturing fuel tank transportation equipment, LUYI has always adhered to the goal of "creating high-quality transportation equipment suitable for global markets," and the successful export of the 4-axle fuel tanker fully reflects LUYI’s technical strength and market insight.
During the design and R&D phase, the LUYI team conducted in-depth research on Nigeria’s local road conditions, climate characteristics, and energy transportation needs, implementing multi-dimensional optimizations and upgrades to the 4-axle fuel tanker. The 4-axle fuel tanker adopts a tank body made of Q345R high-strength pressure vessel steel, which not only meets the carrying requirements of a large 54,000-liter capacity but also achieves an optimal balance between the vehicle’s own weight and load capacity through precise structural mechanics design. Considering the complex road conditions and large temperature differences in some regions of Nigeria, the 4-axle fuel tanker is equipped with renowned FUWA/BPW axles, a multi-axle suspension system, and 12R22.5 reinforced tires, significantly improving the vehicle’s passability and driving stability on unpaved roads. Meanwhile, the special anti-corrosion coating and high-temperature adaptation treatment on the external surface of the tank effectively resist erosion from the local high-temperature and high-humidity environment, extending the service life of the 4-axle fuel tanker.
In terms of safety performance, the 4-axle fuel tanker strictly complies with international dangerous goods transportation standards, comprehensively building a solid line of defense for transportation safety. The 4-axle fuel tanker is standard-equipped with core safety configurations such as an anti-static grounding device, emergency shut-off valve, and explosion-proof disc. Additionally, it is fitted with high-precision liquid level gauges and pressure gauges to real-time monitor the fuel status inside the tank, eliminating potential risks such as static accumulation and abnormal pressure from the source. To meet the needs of multi-batch and multi-medium fuel transportation in Nigeria, the 4-axle fuel tanker supports a flexible compartmentalized design, enabling independent loading and transportation of different types of fuel, avoiding safety hazards caused by mixed media loading. At the same time, the compartmentalized structure reduces fuel sloshing during travel, further enhancing the driving stability of the 4-axle fuel tanker. Moreover, the loading and unloading system of the 4-axle fuel tanker has been optimized with special quick-connect interfaces, compatible with mainstream local loading and unloading equipment in Nigeria, greatly shortening fuel loading and unloading time and improving transportation turnover efficiency.
As a key piece of equipment in the energy transportation sector, the commissioning of the 4-axle fuel tanker will effectively alleviate the current shortage of fuel transportation capacity in Nigeria. As one of Africa’s major economies, Nigeria’s demand for fuel has been continuously growing in recent years due to industrial development and people’s livelihood improvements. However, the existing transportation equipment in the country generally suffers from limitations such as limited load capacity, insufficient stability, and poor adaptability, resulting in low fuel distribution efficiency and even fuel supply shortages in some remote areas. With its large 54,000-liter capacity, 80-ton maximum load, and robust performance adaptable to complex environments, the LUYI 4-axle fuel tanker can realize "point-to-point" long-distance bulk transportation, efficiently delivering fuel produced by petrochemical enterprises to gas stations, industrial parks, and large-scale infrastructure projects across the country, providing stable energy support for Nigeria’s economic development.
The export of the 4-axle fuel tanker to Nigeria is not only an important milestone for LUYI in expanding the African market but also builds a bridge for cooperation between Chinese intelligent manufacturing and Africa’s energy industry. To ensure the smooth commissioning of the 4-axle fuel tanker in Nigeria, LUYI has also provided comprehensive supporting services: conducting pre-operational training for local drivers in Nigeria, detailing the vehicle structure, safety specifications, and daily maintenance points; establishing a professional after-sales team with a 24/7 response mechanism to promptly address technical issues that may arise during the use of the 4-axle fuel tanker; and pre-stocking core spare parts based on the local spare parts supply situation in Nigeria, ensuring efficient and convenient maintenance of the 4-axle fuel tanker and minimizing equipment downtime.
A relevant person in charge of LUYI stated that the launch of the 4-axle fuel tanker in the Nigerian market is an important practice of LUYI’s "global layout, localized service" strategy. In the future, taking this cooperation as an opportunity, LUYI will continue to deepen its presence in the African market, further investigate the energy transportation needs of countries such as South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana, conduct targeted iterations and upgrades to the 4-axle fuel tanker, and launch more customized versions suitable for different regional scenarios. Meanwhile, LUYI will strengthen in-depth cooperation with local logistics enterprises and petrochemical groups in Africa, establishing localized production, sales, and service networks, making the 4-axle fuel tanker a benchmark product in Africa’s energy transportation sector, and injecting sustained momentum into promoting the upgrading of Africa’s energy industry and deepening China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.
The successful departure of the 4-axle fuel tanker not only demonstrates LUYI’s technical strength and brand influence but also reflects the core competitiveness of China’s equipment manufacturing industry in the global market. From raw material selection and production process control to product inspection and debugging, each 4-axle fuel tanker undergoes strict quality control to ensure that the products delivered to customers are reliable, safe, and practical. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce competition in the global energy transportation equipment market, LUYI has always adhered to technological innovation as its core driving force, continuously optimizing the performance and quality of the 4-axle fuel tanker to meet the diverse needs of different global markets. It is believed that with the widespread application of the 4-axle fuel tanker in Nigeria, LUYI will gain more trust and recognition from customers in the African market, becoming a leading brand in the global energy transportation equipment sector.
