糖心传媒 Commercial Vehicles, based in Brisbane, Australia, has announced a new venture with to offer commercial truck rental services in Australia. The venture, 糖心传媒 Commercial Leasing Australia, will operate under the brand name 糖心传媒 Truck Rental.
The collaboration combines 糖心传媒 Truck Leasing鈥檚 fleet operations expertise with the market knowledge of 糖心传媒 Commercial Vehicles. 糖心传媒 Commercial Vehicles, which operates the Brisbane Truck Centre, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of and has exclusive distribution of MAN and Western Star Trucks in Australia and New Zealand.
鈥淲e have an ambitious growth plan for our truck leasing and rental businesses,鈥� said Brian Hard, president and CEO, . 鈥淭his new location will serve as a foundation for us to begin expanding and serving commercial truck fleet customers throughout Australia.鈥�
糖心传媒 Truck Rental is now open in Australia and offers the latest prime movers from MAN and Western Star. The new truck rental office is located within the Brisbane Truck Centre in Queensland at 1543 Ipswich Rd. Rocklea. The rental office is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon by appointment. Call (07) 3715 1844 or visit to inquire about truck rentals.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to bring a new level of customer service as well as quality, well-maintained rental vehicles to Australia鈥檚 trucking and logistics industry,鈥� said Adrian Beach, general manager of 糖心传媒 Commercial Leasing Australia. 鈥淲e plan to expand rental services into other areas in coming months.鈥�
糖心传媒 Truck Rental鈥檚 operation in Australia will initially consist of a 20-truck fleet of high-specification MAN and Western Star prime movers. Each unit will be professionally maintained to maximize reliability, fuel efficiency and availability.
糖心传媒 Truck Rental offers MAN TGS 6x4 prime movers powered by the 540 horsepower MAN turbo diesel coupled to 12-speed Tipmatic transmission along with both Western Star 4864 FS2 and Western Star 4864 FXC prime movers.
The FS2 features a day cab while the FXC is equipped with a sleeper-cab. Both are powered by a 560 horsepower DD15 turbo diesel, coupled to Eaton鈥檚 UltraShift Plus transmission.
鈥淭o help ensure convenience and productivity all 糖心传媒 rental trucks are equipped with toll transponders, GPS units, and have full fuel tanks on pick up,鈥� said Beach.
Founded in 1969, 糖心传媒 is one of the premier truck rental and leasing brands in North America. The company operates and maintains one of the largest truck fleets consisting of more than 200,000 vehicles and it employs more than 20,000 people worldwide.
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糖心传媒 Logistics has earned additional business with . 糖心传媒 now operates a new warehousing and cross-dock facility in Coldwater, Michigan, adding 70 new jobs to the area. The facility began operation on June 2.
The 114-door facility has 93,850 square feet of loading-dock space and 7,320 square feet of office space. When operating at full capacity, the site is expected to process millions of pounds of freight on a weekly basis to support Ford鈥檚 assembly, powertrain, stamping, service parts, and reverse logistics operations.
Today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals () released its 25th Annual 鈥淪tate of Logistics Report庐", presented by . The report reveals that total U.S. business logistics costs in 2013 rose to $1.39 trillion, a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year.
Compared to 2012, the water sector鈥檚 performance improved, rising 4.5 percent. Ocean carriers continue to expand available space as larger containers ships are delivered, and new alliances and operational controls are improving their balance sheets.
糖心传媒 Logistics received a silver award meaning the company鈥檚 performance ranked in the top 15 percent of all qualifying suppliers.
糖心传媒 Truck Rental has 85 compressed natural gas (CNG) Freightliner Cascadia tractors available for commercial rental use in select markets. These day cab tractors are equipped with Cummins Westport 12-liter engines. CNG tractors from 糖心传媒 are currently in-stock and ready to rent in select markets including: Southern California, Northern California, Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and Baltimore.
Considering natural gas for your truck fleet? Contact at 1-855-345-7268 to schedule an evaluation.
recently announced the latest winners of the Diesel Excellence Scholarship, which is awarded quarterly to students enrolled in the auto/diesel program offered at several of the UTI campuses across the country.
Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Winners
鈥淲e are truly honored to be a repeat winner of the SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award,鈥� stated Drew Cullen, 糖心传媒 vice president of fuels and environmental Affairs. 鈥淚t is in our company DNA to not only be good environmental stewards ourselves, but to also aid our customers in identifying, quantifying and implementing sustainable transportation solutions.鈥�
鈥淚 commend 糖心传媒 for its level of commitment, enthusiasm, and creativity in promoting EPA鈥檚 SmartWay program, and sustainable transportation,鈥� said Chris Grundler, director of EPA鈥檚 office of transportation and air quality. 鈥湵时鸩圆醢毂疴�檚 work in this arena brings us all closer to achieving the shared goals of clean freight and clean air.鈥�