Sunmaju adds another 2 UD Trucks to their fleet - This time it is the latest Euro 5 Quester

Sunmaju Sdn Bhd (Sunmaju), has purchased 2 units of the UD Quester in its latest Euro 5 variant. A commercial fuels reseller, Sunmaju is moving towards better environmental sustainability by being the first company in the petroleum industry here to operate UD Trucks’ latest Euro 5 prime movers. This happened in a recent handover ceremony in which the two heavy-duty Euro 5 UD Quester were handed over. Sunmaju had purchased through Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd’s (TCIE) Batu Caves dealership.

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) hands over 8 brand new units of UD Trucks to New KC Trading Sdn. Bhd.

 

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) the sole distributor of UD Trucks Malaysia, recently handed over 8 brand new units of UD Trucks to New KC Trading Sdn Bhd. These 8 units are a mix batch of UD Trucks' light (Kuzer), medium (Croner) and heavy duty (Quester)  trucks which will enable them to cater to their growing customer base.

UD Trucks and TCIE Unveil New Euro 5 Heavy-Duty Quester and Medium- Duty Croner Trucks in Malaysia

UD Trucks and its sole distributor partner in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) unveiled the new Euro 5 range of their Quester (heavy-duty) and Croner (medium-duty) trucks. While the key feature is the new Euro5 engines in these trucks, the 2023 upgrade for the Malaysian models also includes features that will improve uptime, efficiency, and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for truck owners, all while lowering the vehicle’s environmental impact.

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Delivers RM2.4m UD Quester Vacuum Loader Truck to Duromac

On 1st July 2022, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), the sole distributor of UD Trucks delivered a UD Quester CGE390 8x4 rigid truck platform equipped with a vacuum loader worth 2.4 million ringgit to the Duromac Group today. The UD Quester is UD Trucks' heavy-duty truck that has been designed with fuel efficiency and durability as well as being a platform designed to fit into different customers’ expectations. Like this unique vac-blower truck you see here right now. The handover ceremony was held at Duromac headquarters located in Puchong and witnessed by senior management of Duromac, UD Trucks and TCIE. 

1st of April 2021 Marked the Official Transfer of UD Trucks to Isuzu Motors

UD Trucks was officially acquired by Isuzu Motors from the Volvo Group on the 1st of April 2021. This move was part of the completion of the strategic alliance between the Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors. There has also been the first round of management changes up top with new members to the UD Trucks board of directors. This is not surprising as these things usually happen when overall control of a company changes hands.

The UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2020 Winners - Every Country is Declared a Winner Due to the Pandemic & Some Details on the Competition, UD's Tie-up with Isuzu and More

Last Tuesday, March 16 2021, UD Trucks held a virtual awards ceremony for the winners of the Extra Mile Challenge 2020 local driving competitions. Instead of having 1 winner from the finalists, a total of 10 winners from 9 countries joined the ceremony virtually to be honored and officially crowned Ultimate Drivers. The folks at UD Trucks decided that due to the challenges the world is currently facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic (where travel restrictions are abound and work itself was challenging in every continent due to lockdowns) it was deemed wise to crown all of the country winners as joint champions. 

Trucks: Khairul Nafsha Ishak Wins the Malaysian Edition of the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 4th Edition

The 4 th edition of the Malaysian UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge (UDEMC) concluded recently and Khairul Nafsha Bin Ishak, a truck driver with Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd. has won the competition. This is the second year in a row that a driver from Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd has managed to win the UDEMC competition here. Khairul will now represent Malaysia at the UDEMC Global Final competition in Japan next year.

RISDA Fleet Takes Delivery of 5 UD Quester 6x4 Prime Mover Trucks

RISDA Fleet Sdn Bhd, the fleet management arm of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA), recently took delivery of five UD Quester Prime Mover trucks from UD Trucks via their Malaysian distributor partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE). These  comprised of three UD Quester 6x4 prime mover with tanker trailer and two units of UD Quester 6x4 prime mover with wooden cargo trailer.

UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge Returns for the Fourth Time

UD Trucks and its sole distributor partner in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE),  recently kicked off the 2019 edition of the annual UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge (UDEMC). This unique truck driver's competition is held by UD Trucks to identify, recognise and ultimately reward the best Malaysian truck driver who will get to represent the country and compete against other truck drivers throughout the world in the UDEMC global finals which will be held in Japan in April of 2020.

UD Trucks & TCIE Deliver 6 More UD Croner Medium Duty Trucks to Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia's electricity supplier, has purchased more UD Trucks for their fleet. This time, six units of the UD Croner medium duty truck has been bought where they would be used to transport diesel fuel to refuel TNB's mobile generator sets during site operations. TNB now operates a total of 78 UD trucks in their fleet.

UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2018 Finals - Malaysian Driver Wins Special Award for the Most Cargo-Friendly Driving Category

The UD Trucks’ Extra Mile Challenge 2018 Finals were held recently at the UD Experience Center in the UD Ageo corporate headquarters over in Japan. There were nine finalists which were selected from 300 initial participants who were the winners of their respective qualifying rounds which were held in Japan, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and Thailand. This time around, the Malaysian representative managed to capture the Special Awards for the Most Cargo-Friendly Driving category.

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: UD Extra Mile Challenge is Back For 2018 - This Time The Malaysian Leg of This Global Event Is Open To All UD Quester Truck Drivers!

The UD Extra Mile Challenge (UDEMC) is back for the third time in Malaysia. This time, UD Trucks, are calling all UD Quester truck drivers who aspire to be recognized as the most-competent in Malaysia and also the world. Those that are UD Quester drivers can sign-up and try out for this career-enhancing competition. 

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.

Truck News: UD Trucks & Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd Delivers The First Unit Of The UD Croner In Malaysia

UD Trucks and sole distributor partner in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) recently delivered the first unit of UD Croner in Malaysia to Ong Brothers Petroleum Sdn Bhd.  The UD Croner is an all-new medium duty truck and it was only launched here in August 2017. It looks like the roll out of the Croner here has been pretty fast.

Truck News: Gardenia Bakeries Truck Driver, Anuar bin Ahmad Wins the Malaysian Leg of the UD TRUCKS EXTRA MILE CHALLENGE 2017

Truck driver, Anuar Bin Ahmad from Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd has emerged as the Malaysian champion  in the Malaysian leg of the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge (UDEMC) and with that, he has qualified for the UDEMC Global Final 2017 which will be held in Japan in early November 2017. This is just around the corner actually. 

Trucks: Driving the UD CRONER in our latest Vlog Post - VIDEO

Hello folks! Here is a video on the recent launch of the UD CRONER medium duty truck here in Malaysia. We covered the launch sometime in August and we now had the time to splice together some footage of the event as well as our test drive of it.