More Malaysian Prime Mover / Heavy Duty Truck operators have taken to the Volvo FH16, the top of the range Volvo Truck for the Malaysian market. Aman Logistik Sdn Bhd (Aman Logistik) has procured four units of Volvo Trucks' flagship heavy duty truck. A truck handover ceremony was held recently to commemorate the occasion and was attended by the senior management teams of Aman Logistik and Volvo Trucks Malaysia.
Aman Logistik is an integrated logistics solution provider for wide-ranging services covering land, sea and air consignments, including forwarding and warehousing. The company is a leading specialist in the transportation of heavy haulage and over-sized cargo, including beam launching and infrastructure works here in Malaysia. The Volvo FH16 with its large 16,000cc engine and more than ample torque would be so suited for all of its hauling tasks.
“The recent delivery of the Volvo FH16 trucks to Aman Logistik reflects a positive extension of our solid sales performance in 2018, where we are continuing the growth of our premium flagship heavy-duty Volvo FH series,” said Mitch Peden, Managing Director, Volvo Trucks Malaysia.
“Our business as a leading logistics provider of demanding heavy haulage requires us to use vehicles that are truly powerful, robust, safe and fuel efficient. It is crucial that the trucks add value to our business and customers, reduce operating costs and increase productivity over the vehicle’s lifetime,” commented Kenny Tee, Managing Director, Aman Logistik Sdn Bhd.
“We have also requested for Volvo Trucks to customize our trucks by adding a few more air tanks to facilitate the transportation of very heavy loads over long distance, which I am very pleased that they are able to do. With this, I believe the Volvo FH16 is the truck that we have been seeking for in our growing business,” added Tee.
“The Volvo FH16 is the ultimate machine for customers who demand extra capability, power and performance. As a premium heavy-duty truck, it offers massive torque and power, best-in-class fuel economy, reliability and safety. It is customisable to maximise productivity and can withstand the heaviest and most demanding operations on any road condition and terrain, and highly capable of handling deliveries of over-sized and super-heavy loads,” continued Peden on why the FH16 is a good choice for operators.
The premium truck is equipped with technology that creates ultimate onboard safety, a more economical driveline and high uptime. According to Volvo Trucks Malaysia, they have reported robust sales performance of Volvo FH series. This indicates that this model is setting a benchmark in premium high-performance truck category and making measurable positive impact on their customers’ business profitability and competitive advantage. This is especially so in the heavy hauler segment where massive pulling power and reliability is required.
A unique feature of the Volvo FH16 is the I-Shift technology with ultra-low crawler gears which allows the truck to drive at speeds as low as 0.5-2kmph and start off from standstill while hauling 325 tonnes of payload. This technology offers a completely new opportunity for heavy trucks with automated transmissions to control their speed when hauling heavy loads. The improved drivability makes it much easier to operate in challenging terrains such as construction sites, mines or when driving up steep roads and hills.
In fact, over in Europe, the FH16 with the 750hp engine has pulled world record loads and even the Malaysian specced trucks are equipped to handle over 400tonnes, especially in specially kitted out variants of this FH16 series.
(From left) Pauline Tee, Operations Director at Aman Logistik Sdn Bhd and Nicholas Tee, Marketing Director at Aman Logistik Sdn Bhd receiving a Volvo FH16 truck scale model from Elisabeth Larsson, Vice President South East Asia & Japan at Volvo Trucks International and Mitch Peden, Managing Director at Volvo Malaysia.
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