Green future for Hino Geelong

A recent Victorian addition to Hino's dealer network has set its sights on becoming Australia's most environmentally friendly truck dealer by 2015

Hino Geelong says it's adopted a wide range of policies and practices to minimise its impact on the environment, as the dealership focuses on achieving its ambition of becoming Australia's most environmentally sustainable dealership by 2015.

Mirroring the environmental and social objectives of Hino itself, the dealership has tabled over 100 policies and practices to help it achieve its goal.

Dealer Principal Richard Furnari (pictured) says the list spans a wide range of measures.

"With our new Hino dealership we've gone down the path of environmental sustainability – we do over 100 things specifically designed to help with the continuous improvement of our performance in reducing environmental impacts," he says.

"This includes using the most environmentally friendly printing and photocopying equipment to using solar power, driving hybrid sales cars, using VoIP telephones for less power drain, and myriad other measures you can read about on our dedicated environment website."

Mr Furnari says Hino Geelong also takes a holistic approach to customer relations, employing a number of measures to offer extra value.

"For example, we've chosen to focus on safety because we believe in building a business based not just on product and price, but the wellbeing of drivers and the general public too," he says.

"We've developed a smartphone app that allows drivers to check the safety of their trucks every day and instantly notifies the fleet manager and a designated service centre if there's a problem. So rather than drivers having to report any problems, it guarantees that someone will get in touch with the driver straight away.

"We've also got an app that we use to provide driver training. It includes all the handbooks and service manuals just in case a driver experiences any trouble in an area that doesn't have a Hino facility.

For more information on Hino Geelong's mission to become Australia's 'greenest' truck dealership visit www.greenertomorrow.com.au.

Green future for Hino Geelong

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