Sendayan, NEGERI SEMBILAN, 12 October 2019 – The collaboration between Asian Trucker Drivers Club, Hino Motors Sales Malaysia (Hino Malaysia) organized its second driving skill competition. Named “Behind the Wheel” it is opened for members of the truck, irrespective of the truck brand the contestants would normally use.
Utilising Hino’s first training center built outside Japan, Hino Total Support Customer Center (HTSCC), a 39,600 square-meter area was chosen as the arena to run the competition.
Seeing the competition as one of the opportunities to measure their driving skills, 38 participants from the Asian Trucker Club were in this competition and also had the opportunity to experience the QDR, standing for Quality, Durability, and Reliability, of Hino trucks.
Using an accumulative point system, each participant was evaluated based on their skill to handle Hino prime mover truck, HINO 700 Series with the models of SH1E (4×2), SR1E (6×2) and SS1E (6×4), under three (3) challenges which were Reverse Parking, S-Junction, and Crank.
All prime mover trucks of HINO 700 Series come with 16-speed Automated-Manual Transmission (AMT) that enhanced the fuel-economy consumption, compared to the other prime movers in the market which are generally operating with the maximum of 12-speed transmission.
Besides providing an experience and to enhance driving skills among the participants, the competition was also aiming to support the idea of truck drivers paying an important role in the economy. Hino Malaysia deems that truckers as the backbone for the transportation industry, especially those under logistics and distribution.
“We, Hino view truck drivers as ‘Heroes of Transportation’. Now our world is getting more and more convenient and we can obtain necessary products with much shorter lead-time than before by using the power of Information and Technology,” said Mr. Atsushi Uchiyama, the Managing Director of Hino Malaysia.
“No matter how much technology makes progress, we must not forget the fact that without these esteemed drivers, we cannot deliver goods anywhere. Without esteemed drivers, we cannot enjoy shopping at those department stores or E-commerce shopping which everyone enjoys without thinking of who delivers the goods,” he added.
Keeping in tune with the local commercial vehicle market, Hino Malaysia plans to open its training center; HTSCC, for the use of government and public agencies to ensure their training projects for professional drivers is successful while Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) claimable.
The Hino brand has built a solid reputation through outstanding products based on QDR which stands for Quality, Durability, and Reliability. Hino has set out on a mission to develop a product that perfectly fits each customer’s businesses with its Two Values; ‘Maximise Vehicle Uptime’ and ‘Minimise Vehicle Lifetime Cost’.
Hino Malaysia is confident its presence of more than 40 years in the country will not only increase performance in sales but also after-sales services through various customer engagement programs. Recently, the company launched its new warranty for the HINO 300 Series which is now upgraded from three (3) years and 100,000 km warranty to five (5) years and 200,000 km warranty as one to enhance its after-sales support.