UD Trucks and TCIE Unveil New Kuzer SKE Light-Duty Truck Loaded with Key Improvements for Customers in Malaysia

Last Thursday, the 26th of June UD Trucks and sole distributor partner in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), launched the New Kuzer SKE 155. The new light-duty truck has been developed specifically for businesses in the region, with the aim to deliver greater uptime and efficiency compared to the previous version.The new Kuzer, developed specifically for businesses in the region, and interestingly, is based on an Isuzu light duty truck chassis. The truck is the outcome of Isuzu taking over UD Trucks recently.

UD Trucks and Tan Chong Industrial Equipment SdnBhd (TCIE) - 40 Years of Partnership

A couple of weeks ago, UD Trucks and Tan Chong Industrial Equipment SdnBhd (TCIE) celebrated the 40th anniversary of their partnership. This is actually the longest ever principal and distributor partnership in the history of UD Trucks, globally. It harks back to the days where UD Trucks, then Nissan Diesel, and also when Malaysian television consisted of one or two government run TV stations. Those were the days.

Trucks: Muhammad Khairul Bin Abd Halim of Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Wins the Malaysian UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2018

Muhammad Khairul Bin Abd Halim from Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd has managed to win the 3rd edition of the Malaysian UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2018. His skillful driving during the finals have earned him a place at the UDEMC Global Final 2018 which will be held in October 2018 over in Japan.

UD Trucks and Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Celebrates The Roll Out Of The Locally Assembled UD Croner Medium Duty Truck

UD Trucks and Tan Chong Industrial Equipment SdnBhd (TCIE) recently rolled out the first-ever Malaysian assembled UD Croner medium duty truck. The local assembly was done at Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd (TCMA) located in Segambut which makes Malaysia the first Asia Pacific market outside of Japan to assemble the Croner. It is also one of the first times where a TCIE, a private distributor partner assembled a truck for UD Trucks.

Trucks: UPC Chemicals Chooses the UD Quester Truck for Their First Ever Truck Fleet

UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical product manufacturer, has decided to choose UD Trucks to be their first ever truck brand. UD Trucks and authorised distributor-partner Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) recently welcomed UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as the new owner of 5 units of UD Quester Heavy Duty trucks. UPC Chemicals had purchased the heavy-duty UD Quester trucks through Edaran Setia Auto, TCIE’s authorized private dealer located in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Trucks: Tenaga Nasional Berhad Purchases More UD heavy-duty Quester Trucks For its Fleet

Recently, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Fleet Management Department has placed an order of nine units of heavy-duty UD Quester 8-litre rigid trucks. This brings the total number of UD Trucks operated by TNB, the national electricity provider, to 40 UD trucks.  UD Trucks and sole distributor partner Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE)  held a truck key handover ceremony to mark this milestone at the TNB headquarters.

Happenings: TCIE and UD Trucks hosts Chinese New Year Open House, Introduces New Service Interval Package and Handover Trucks to VXL Alliance Sdn Bhd

UD Trucks and sole distributor partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), recently did a whole lot of stuff in conjunction with the recent Chinese New Year celebrations. The truck marque hosted several open house event at many parts of Peninsular Malaysia, namely Johor Bahru, Butterworth and Ipoh to celebrate the festivities with customers and partners. They also had roadshows at the events showcasing their latest trucks like the UD Croner and UD Quester, then launched new service packages and handed over trucks to VXL Alliance Sdn Bhd (above). A lot of stuff indeed!

Truck News: New UD Trucks dealership opens in Kuantan

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment (TCIE), the sole distributor of UD Trucks in Malaysia together with their official dealer, Edaran Setia Auto Sdn Bhd has officially opened its latest  UD Trucks dealership in Kuantan, Pahang. With over 25 years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry, Edaran Setia Auto aims to cover the East Coast region focusing on delivering the best sales experience to a wide range of industries that are ongoing on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Truck News: UD Trucks’ Extra Mile Challenge 2016 - The Malaysian Team wins first prize!!!

Congratulations is in order. A UD Trucks team from Malaysia took part in this year's ‘UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2016’ and came out tops in the competition. The UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge took place in UD Experience Centre at the company's headquarters in Ageo, Japan.

Truck News: UD Trucks delivers several Quester 8L to their new owners in Johor Bahru

 Since its introduction in May this year, the UD Quester 8L has been receiving tremendous response from new and existing customers. The UD Quester truck is the first real heavy-duty Japanese truck designed with heavy duty chassis,heavy duty cab and associated heavy features but they are coupled with the Japanese reliability of its fuel-efficient engines and also of its build quality. 

TRUCK NEWS: TCIE hands over a UD QUESTER 8X4 Truck to Sun Tang Trading

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) sold a UD Quester to Sun Tang Trading in a key handover ceremony which took place in Cameron Highlands. The Cameron Highlands based trading company has ordered one new unit of a UD Quester 8x4 rigid cargo to meet the growing demands of trading and transportation in the agricultural industry. 

TRUCK NEWS: Full Range of the UD Quester introduced to customers from ASEAN Countries

This bit of news pertaining to UD Trucks is for truckers based in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines rather than for Malaysia (or Singapore) directly - Japanese truck maker UD Trucks, which is wholly owned by Volvo Group, has introduced the full line of its UD Quester heavy-duty truck range for the ASEAN market (there would be something similar for Malaysian UD trucks shortly). 

To commemorate the release of all models in the range, some 780 customers from countries spanning Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines were invited to an exclusive test drive event. This was held from 22 to 26 September at the Kaeng Krachan Circuit, just off the Thai City of Hua Hin. A circuit that is now familiar to me.

Trucking News: UD Trucks incorporates customer feedback, demonstrates enhanced features in UD Quester

UD Trucks, with its long tradition of continuously improving its processes and product development, invited some 200 fleet owners and drivers to experience recent enhancements to the UD Quester, their heavy-duty truck range designed specifically for emerging markets in Asia. Incorporating customer feedback, these changes – which include an easier gear shift; the extra engine brake adjusted to lower speed; and a new application category – Dangerous Goods – were demonstrated at an exclusive test drive event at the Kaeng Krachang Circuit in Phetchaburi, Thailand from February 26 to March 3.