TRP opens in Ballarat

The new TRP parts store in Ballarat, Victoria, offers a one-stop retail outlet of quality-assured parts and accessories for all brands of trucks and trailers on Australian roads.

With a focus on quality parts at competitive prices, TRP Parts caters for all makes of US and European drivelines. It offers a genuine alternative to OEM spares with a 12-month guarantee to boot.

The Ballarat branch adds to the existing TRP store national roll-out plan, complementing the locations at Burton in South Australia and Geelong in Victoria, with more stores currently in development. The new branch is owned and operated by the respected Kenworth DAF Melbourne (KDM) dealership in Derrimut, west of Melbourne. KDM have also been operating the Geelong store for the past fifteen months.

With about 2100 lines on hand and daily deliveries from various local and interstate suppliers, TRP is confident that they’ll be able to supply most needs off the shelf, confirming that if they don’t have a part, they can get it within 24 hours

The TRP store’s shelves are stacked with parts that are the ones most needed at short notice by owner-operators and fleet owners alike.

A range of brands, such as Eaton, Dana, Meritor and Hendrickson, are also on display on the shelves of the store, further highlighting the vast availability of parts available.

The Australian TRP stores will join an international network that already stands at 134 stores worldwide.

Being under the PACCAR umbrella, and positioned as a more affordable quality alternative to their premium counterpart, PACCAR Parts, and TRP says it will actively seek to offer parts to suit the older vehicle and second or even third-owner markets too.

“TRP offers a wide range of high quality parts for all makes of vehicle at a price point that will suit the owners and operators of older vehicles, whatever the make or model,” said National Sales and
Marketing Manager John Everett.

“The TRP store offering includes our ever expanding TRP range together with a full range of market leading brands,” he added.

Scott Thomas, KDM’s Parts Manager, noted that there are more than twice as many trailers than prime movers on Australian roads, yet parts for them are often hard to find at short notice. TRP’s inventory includes off-the-shelf air tanks, dryers, brake shoes and valves.

The new store is in Selkirk Drive in Wendouree, just off the Western Highway.