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Adding new trucks to their fleet, Sunmaju Sdn Bhd received a batch of Actros prime movers in early October. Receiving the vehicles was Dato’ Ramli, Chairman of Sunmaju Sdn Bhd, Mr Teng, Director, John, Averie (Dr) and special guests from BHP Encik Zubir, General Manager and Encik Hadi, Senior Manager Distribution. These Actros trucks are to be used to haul BHP’s products.

“Sunmaju Sdn Bhd is a leading and trusted commercial fuel reseller for most of the major oil companies in Malaysia and we are indeed very fortunate to be given the opportunity supply 10 units Mercedes Actros prime movers of ADR specs for their project with another big oil company, BHP,” Ramli said in his address to the invited guests present during the ceremony.

According to him, Sunmaju choose these vehicles as Mercedes-Benz trucks are the world most renowned products known for quality, durability, reliability and fuel economy. The Actros trucks have been voted the “International Truck of the Year” for five times. In addition, Mercedes-Benz trucks have the longest servicing intervals of around 50 000 to 55 000 kilometers depending on operating conditions. This makes them the most economical and efficient trucks in the market. Hap Seng Trucks and its distributor Hap Seng Trucks Distribution (HSTD) also offer very competitive “Repair and Maintenance” contracts to its customers. “Our customers will then be able to manage the cost of their truck maintenance much better. They no longer need to look for extra spaces for workshops, neither do they need to incur additional staffing cost to employ and train mechanics and additional capital outlay to stock spares and workshop tools which are usually very expensive,” explained HSTD Business Advisor Mr. Wong Leh Seng.

In view of the wide range of fuels available in Malaysia, Wong pointed out that all Mercedes-Benz trucks are biodiesel compatible. Meeting the stringent requirements of the Oil and Gas industry, the trucks ordered by Sunmaju are in ADR specification. ADR is French for “European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road” which is a treaty dating back to 1957 from the United Nations regarding the governance of international transport of Dangerous Goods. The original French name for the 1957 Treaty was: “Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route”. The most important parts of the regulations are the Annexes – A & B. Annex A with adr definitions covers the packaging and labelling of dangerous goods, and Annex B covers the vehicle, and its construction, equipment and operation of the vehicle.

Wong concluded, saying “Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sunmaju again for signing up another four units Actros 6x2. At the same time, we are at the final stage of confirming the “Repair and Maintenance” contracts for their whole Actros fleet.”