Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 452 i Deals On Wheels Australia

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Andrew Assimo has been appointed the director of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Australia Pacific. Daimler Truck and Bus president and CEO Daniel Whitehead has no doubts that Assimo is the best person for the role, which covers the Australian and New Zealand markets. "Andrew has played a key role in establishing Mercedes-Benz as the premier heavy-duty cab-over brand for smart business operators in Australia and we are confident he can guide the brand to even greater success," Whitehead says. "He has a close relationship with our Mercedes-Benz customers, having helped them improve their businesses during the last few years, and we know they will be pleased with this appointment." Whitehead adds that Assimo takes over the director role at an exciting time for the brand. "Mercedes-Benz has the best cab-over truck in…

PACCAR Parts has added over 1,600 new parts across its dealership network The recently unveiled next-generation DAF XF and CF trucks are a result of extensive redesign and redevelopment in Europe. The new generation of trucks set new standards in transport efficiency and driver comfort. Innovations including new PACCAR MX-11 and redesigned MX-13 engines, new TraXon automated gearboxes, new rear axles with faster ratios, battery energy monitoring and aerodynamic optimisations result in significantly reduced fuel consumption, according to DAF. As a result, the total cost of ownership reduces. “Building on the excellent reputation for fuel efficiency, reliability and driver comfort that the Euro 6 DAF range has earned in Europe, DAF has developed a new generation of XF and CF trucks offering the best possible solutions for both the customer…

I have never seen so much pink The transport industry over the years has predominantly been a male-dominated arena – sad but true. However, in the modern age it has become a lot more evenly mixed with more and more women becoming involved in the industry. Thankfully over the next few issues I’ve managed to catch up with some extremely cool women that are not just involved, but leading the way in the transport industry – from a mechanic-turned driver, a woman with her own fleet of tip trucks, a nurse turned professional polisher, to even a team of women that spend their days wrapping trucks. However, I’m going to start with a young driver from Canada, and it’s not because we can’t find enough over here. It’s because, firstly,…

Adtrans National Trucks used truck divisions have merged to form Australia’s largest online used truck platform. This announcement comes six months after AP Eagers successfully acquired rival auto dealer Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (AHG) to become Australia’s largest automotive group. As a result of this new move, Adtrans National Trucks has increased its total number of new and used truck dealerships in Australia to 24. The used truck divisions across all these dealerships have been rebranded as usedtrucks.com.au, which equates to a strong physical presence with 12 walk-in sites across five states – Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. “Merging all our used truck divisions across all the dealerships into one website megastore made sense for the business,” usedtrucks.com.au general manager Mick Anic says. With decades…

Twin City Truck Centre (TCTC) Wodonga is the 2019 Kenworth Dealer of the Year, beating out more than 25 dealers across Australasia for the gong. The Kenworth Dealer of the Year accolade is awarded to the dealership with the highest ranking across all areas of their Kenworth business. TCTC Kenworth DAF Wodonga’s dedication to its customers was also demonstrated through being the runner up to the 2019 Paccar Australia Service Dealer of the Year award for exceptional standards in service and support. Since being established in 1979, the Albury-Wodonga business has been the Kenworth Dealer of the Year seven times, and has also been a recipient of the Paccar Parts award, service awards and Paccar Financial award since. Paccar Australia's director of sales and marketing Brad May presented the 2019…

he always wanted a vintage fuel tanker I’m just not a fan of beige I’m pretty sure I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it in the future many times. However, half of you never listen to me anyway so I’m going to start this story by repeating myself. I love my job, I really do. Days like today where I set out to learn a little more about one of the coolest little Macks around, and end up meeting a character that you could honestly make an entire Netflix series on. Steve Marriott is that man; a Cockney with tales that include being a driver/trailer-man on one of the world’s largest heavy-haulage moves in Saudi Arabia, to selling encyclopaedias in Germany to US servicemen, driving road trains…

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Prime movers and tippers remained the most-searched and most-enquired upon truck classes on the Bauer Media Group truck and machinery classifieds network in the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, exclusive new data reveals. Almost 6,000 trucks – from beavertails to water carriers – are currently advertised for sale across the network. Prime movers, which account for just under a quarter of total trucks for sale, generated 31.3 per cent of searches and 32.44 of enquiries in the period. Tippers were the second-most-searched and enquired upon truck class, generating almost 21 of searches and nearly 20 per cent of enquiries off the back of just under 21 per cent of stock. Tray trucks, which comprise almost 14 per cent of stock for sale, were the third most-searched and…

Brown and Hurley’s Coffs Harbour branch has been crowned the 2019 DAF Dealer of the Year, and is also the brand’s Customer Excellence Champion for the third consecutive time. Based on the dealer’s performance across all areas of their DAF business, the DAF Dealer of the Year award acknowledges excellence in truck sales, parts sales, service, finance and overall customer support. Paccar Australia's director of sales and marketing Brad May congratulated dealer principal Graham Sebbens for the benchmark performance. "Key factors in the success of the dealership are its ability to be a consistently high performer over a long period and sustain a culture that focuses on delivering excellent DAF sales administration, parts and service along with exceptional DAF customer advocacy," May says. "Brown and Hurley Kenworth DAF Coffs Harbour…

Thousands of trucks around Australia are taking a well-earned rest in their fire sheds after copping a hammering during the long hot spring and summer of 2019-2020. Rough dirt tracks, dust, heat and all sorts of understandable driver mishaps in the dark took their toll on many of the basic workhorses of the firefighting services around Australia. But as far as we are aware, most of them came through pretty well, despite the circumstances. It’s a testament to the amazing expertise of our truck and equipment engineers and manufacturers that they did. So what’s involved in a fire truck? Let’s have a look around one, using as an example the backbone of the NSW Rural Fire Service fleet, the Category 1 tanker – better known as the ‘Cat 1’. In…

Sticking to the bitumen doesn’t mean you can’t fight bush fires – conventional Scanias are a common sight at the interface between the bush and houses. This Tasmania Fire Service P360 has a nine-litre, 360hp (268kW) power plant producing 1,750Nm of torque with SCR pollution control. Options for the crew on Scanias include three or four individual seats or a bench seat, and there is separate climate control. Curtain air bags all around complement the usual Scania electronic safety technology such as electronic stability program and advanced emergency braking. During the summer bushfire emergencies Scania gave its volunteer firefighter staff five days of paid leave. Victorian-based driver trainer David Whyte fought fires around the state, including the infamous Mallacoota fire in Gippsland.…