Volvo takes its trucks to the people

The Trucks Roadshow is hitting the highways and coming to city near you

President of Volvo Group Australia, Peter Voorhoeve, is inviting professional drivers who have never driven in a Volvo, UD or Mack truck, to get in the cab and drive one during The Trucks Roadshow starting on Tuesday, May 10.

The Trucks Roadshow will kick off at the CMV Mack/UD dealership in Laverton and will then take to the road with stopovers in to Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Newcastle, before finishing in Brisbane on June 10.

"Our customers are the heart of our business," said Mr Voorhoeve. "We’re taking our Volvo, UD and Mack trucks out to the people all around the country so we can learn more about how we can build their business and improve their profitability.

"This is an opportunity not to be missed. It’s a chance to get in the cab and see how our various models perform under realistic conditions – for our customers and also for those transport operators who’ve never driven a Volvo, UD or Mack truck," Mr Voorhoeve, added.

The trucks being showcased are those that are most in demand in industry segments around Australia today:

>> Volvo FH16 700 and Mack Super-Liner 685hp configured as B-doubles
>> Volvo FM540 and 500hp Mack Granite set up for line-haul work

>> UD GW 26 420 tipper and dog for the construction segment

>> UD PD 24 280 curtain-sider for local distribution

Volvo says that drive opportunities are limited, so bookings are essential through the local dealerships.

At each event, the support teams from Volvo, UD and Mack will be offering visitors the chance to see how they can save up to 10 per cent in fuel costs by using telematics, preventative maintenance and driver coaching. Experts from Volvo, Mack and UD Financial Services will also be on hand, offering their extensive knowledge of the industry and explaining how to improve profitability.

There will also be a number of exclusive offers which will only be available on the day.

"We offer the complete range of the highest-quality trucks," said Voorhoeve. "But more importantly we put our customers at the centre of everything we do."

This roadshow demonstrates that we’ve got a truck for every requirement, and the service to back it up. We’re really looking forward to spending some time with our customers face-to-face."

The Trucks Roadshow will take in all the major capital cities. Interested transport operators are welcome to call the dealers to book their test drives.

Here is the schedule:

MELBOURNE Tuesday, May 10

CMV Truck & Bus Laverton

(03) 9931 6777

ADELAIDE Friday, May 13

South Central Trucks

(08) 8360 4465

PERTH Friday, May 20

Truck Centre WA

1800 199 517

SYDNEY Friday, June 3

VCV Sydney West

(02) 9678 2000

NEWCASTLE Tuesday, June 7

VCV Newcastle

(02) 4922 2600

BRISBANE Friday, June 10

VCV Brisbane North

(07) 3613 6002

Volvo takes its trucks to the people

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