When size doesn’t matter

A fleet of 11 IVECO Daily light trucks is clocking up huge distances travelling throughout Australia, delivering ‘Hot Shot’ courier services for Dananni Haulage.

Based in Perth, the company is known for its express freight emergency service, that can be called upon to deliver anywhere in Australia, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Servicing a broad client base across the mining, oil, power exploration industries and further afield, Dananni Haulage says it will transport loads ranging from the very small all the way to 100 tonnes.

The company is even called upon to transport mobile phones to organ donor recipients on the donor waiting list, particularly those living in the wheat belt and mid-west regions of Western Australia.

This involves collecting the phones from Australian Air Express and taking them directly to the patients’ house and even having the drivers set-up the phone in the case of the recipients being elderly or not tech savvy enough.

For loads up to around three tonnes, Dananni Haulage uses a fleet of Daily 50C and 70C single cab chassis, including several of the latest generation models.

Sleeper cabs and more
All of the trucks are fitted with tray bodies and customised sleeper cabs, this allows the hot shot specialists to ensure the safety of its drivers and keep the fleet fully ADR / 42-compliant, allowing the two-driver teams to cover longer distances.

Other customisation includes bull bars and auxiliary lighting to provide additional safety and vision; long-range fuel tanks which provide an operating range of over 3000 kilometres and satellite tracking for load security.

“The IVECO Daily is a phenomenal vehicle,” Director of Dannani Haulage Danni Kempton said.

“They have proven to be exceptionally reliable and we have three on fleet that have travelled close to a million kilometres – an astonishing longevity.

“They cover some pretty rough roads when accessing mining sites and have held together so well.

The latest IVECO Daily units on the company’s fleet feature IVECO’s efficient 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine producing 170hp of power and 430Nm of torque. Coupled to the engines is the Hi-Matic 8-speed full automatic transmission.

Smooth and efficient
The trucks also feature air-bag rear suspensions, a specification that provides a dual fold benefit, according to Danni.

“The Daily cabins are really comfortable, the drivers love them. The airbag suspension helps give a very smooth drive and also minimises risk to the load especially when we carry delicate equipment,” she said.

“From a business perspective, I’m really pleased with the fuel efficiency of the Daily trucks as well, the previous generation were good but these new models are even better, using about two litres per 100 kilometres less than its predecessor. Given the high mileage we do, this equates to a huge fuel saving.”

Danni said that the Daily was an ideal vehicle for the application and provided many benefits for Dananni Haulage and its customers.

“The IVECO Daily trucks have been very reliable for us which gives us peace of mind and allows us to provide a great service to our customers. They’ve been an extraordinary vehicle for us and the aftersales support from IVECO has been fantastic,” Danni said.