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Neilsen Concrete goes for Iveco
When the Neilsen Group, South East Queensland’s largest independent supplier of premixed concrete and quarry products, needed six new agitators, it turned to Iveco and its proven ACCO 8x4Iveco says that being locally manufactured in Melbourne, lead times on Acco models are much shorter compared to its imported competitors, meaning trucks can be put to work faster when larger numbers are required.
Despite the Acco being popular in the concrete industry, with class-leading tare weight, Neilsen Group Transport Manager, Bevan Richardson, said the company had not operated the brand until now.
“This is the first time as a company that we’ve added Accos to the fleet, and although it’s early days they’ve been great and haven’t missed a beat,” Bevan said.
“We purchased five as a company and a sixth was bought by one of our subcontractors – we needed the trucks promptly to meet the requirements of a contract and Iveco was able to work with our tight schedule to get them on the road fast.”
All six trucks are fitted with ATT eight cubic metre bowls and feature familiar industry-standard American driveline components including Cummins engine and Allison six-speed auto transmission. The trucks also ride on front and rear airbag suspension, and keeping the eight wheelers firmly planted to the road is standard electronic stability control, vital safety feature in high centre of gravity applications.
The new Accos are part of a fleet of around 50 trucks, mainly comprising of agitators but also including several tippers and tankers.
Prior to starting work, each vehicle is put through the company’s own pre-delivery process to ensure 100 per cent reliability from day one, according to Bevan.
“We have a technician that goes through each truck and checks everything, it gives us extra peace of mind.”
Similarly, when it’s time for servicing, the more streamlined the process and lower the downtime for each truck, the better for productivity according to Bevan, that’s why parts availability was another important consideration when choosing the trucks.
“I did the research and I know that Acco parts are widely available all around Australia, and importantly for us, in Queensland,” he said.
And it’s a good thing too, so long as the trucks are performing well, the Neilsen Group tends to keep its trucks on the road for the longer term.
“We have trucks on fleet that are 15 years old, we look after them well, we have a refurbishment process and they last,” Bevan said.
“It’s a philosophy that suits us well and will be a good fit for the Accos given they already have a great reputation for longevity and that they’re extremely serviceable.”
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