Daimler Trucks Shepparton cuts the ribbon

The Daimler Truck dealer network has expanded once more, with the official opening of Daimler Trucks Shepparton taking place last week in the central Victorian centre, following the dealership opening its doors to customers at the start of the year.

Attended by customers, local dignitaries, and Daimler Truck executives, guest included Shepparton Mayor Shane Sali, Victorian Members of Parliament Wendy Lovell and Kim O’Keeffe, Head of Daimler Truck Overseas Andreas von Wallfeld, Daimler Truck Overseas CFO Pierre Kriek, and Daimler Truck Australia Pacific President and CEO Daniel Whitehead, along with the Daimler Trucks Shepparton team led by Tristar Truck and Bus chief David Warren.

According to Mr Whitehead, the new Shepparton facility will only build on the success of the Tristar group’s Daimler Trucks Albury and Daimler Trucks Wagga dealerships.

“Dave and the team have really gone above and beyond to create this new Shepparton dealership and expand their legendary service to a new group of customers in a critical hub for Australian trucking,” he said.

“Daimler Trucks Albury was our Daimler Truck Dealer of the Year in 2022 for good reason. It has demonstrated incredible support for its customers day in and day out and we are so pleased that our Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Fuso customers in the greater Shepparton region can now also experience this.”

Mr Warren expressed his gratitude to the Daimler Trucks Shepparton team in setting up the new dealership in record time, as well as to the customer who have already embraced the operation.

“I’d like to express my sincere appreciation to our customers, who have been so supportive,” he said.

“Our promise to you is simple: we will provide exceptional customer service. But don’t take my word for it, give us the chance to demonstrate what we can achieve together.”

The Tristar group was recognised at the 2023 Daimler Truck Dealer of the Year awards last week, with three individual winners.

These included Mitchel Buckman from Daimler Trucks Albury, who was announced as the Mercedes-Benz Trucks Rookie of the Year; Malik Rehman from Daimler Trucks Wagga, who was announced as the Mercedes-Benz Trucks Parts Manager of the Year; and John Herring from Daimler Trucks Albury, who was announced as the Freightliner 2023 Service Manager of the Year.