HARD WORK PAYS!
The inaugural TruckX
Conference and Awards took place ton 19 August
at the Maslow Hotel in
Sandton, Johannesburg.
A first for South Africa, this prestigious event
provides a platform on which to recognize the needs
and demands of the fleet,
trucking and logistics industry.
The event was a huge success with local
comedian Joey Rasdien as host,
a packed to capacity conference meeting room
and an award ceremony to boot.
The conference panel
discussions were chaired by experienced news anchor, Jeremy Maggs.
The topics
were supported by an impeccable line-up of industry specialists on each
panel.
Panelists included
Hein Jordt (MD: Ctrack Fleet Management),
Geoff du Plessis (MD: MAN Truck
& Bus SA),
Ricardo Coetzee (Managing Executive of Automotive: Innovation
Group),
Clinton Savage (Divisional Manager: Mercedes-Benz Trucks),
Wayne
Rautenbach (National Manager: Regent Commercial Vehicles) and
Wayne Duvenage
(Chairperson: OUTA), Ray Singh (MD of Customer Solution Development:
Unitrans),
John Anderson (Commercial Lubricants Specialist: Fuchs
Lubricants),
Nico van der Westhuizen (CEO: Imperial Logistics Industrial
Divisional),
Dr Iain Barton (MD: Imperial Health Sciences) and
Luyanda Gozo
(New Business Development Manager Commercial: Sasol).
Future Group made use of independent
research house,
TNS for executing the survey which resulted in the
pronouncement of the winners of the awards.
The survey was conducted through
a web-based questionnaire
which was distributed to thousands of fleet
managers across the country.
Truck of the Year winner
Mercedes-Benz Trucks walked away with no less than four awards,
including the
Best Extra Heavy/Heavy Vehicle Manufacturer,
Best Medium Commercial Vehicle
Manufacturer as well as Best After Sales Service.
Toyota nabbed two awards – Best
Fleet Car Manufacturers and
Best Light Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer.
Engen
and Imperial each also won two awards with other notable achievements from
Auto and
General, Bridgestone, FedEx and Henfred Fruehauf.
Congratulations to all
those who walked away with accolades in the various categories,
the complete
list of winners is as follows:
Henred Freuhauf was nominated together with
Afrit, Serco, Paramount and Ice Cold Bodies.
However Henred Fruehauf walked
away with this prestigious award.
Mr Johan Serfontein received this award on
behalf of the group.
The directors would like to extend a word
of thanks to each and every employee in the group.
Without your unique
contribution such an achievement would not be possible.
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