Volvo Trucks. Driving Progress

Volvo Trucks is part of Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd and is one of the largest distributors of heavy trucks in Australia. Operating in Australia’s road transport industry since 1967 when four trucks were put to work with Mayne Nickless. Since the factory opened at Wacol, Queensland in 1972, Volvo has been creating reliable Australian designed transport solutions for customers throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.

In 1970 Max Winkless Pty Ltd was opened as the Volvo WA Dealer at Abernethy Road, Kewdale (where the Volvo Service and Parts departments are now).  During the first year of business they delivered 6 trucks all FB88’s, and have grown since then to the current delivery rate of 220 trucks per year, making Volvo trucks one of the leaders in the Heavy Duty truck market in Western Australia.

The current range of models available  - from the FE7 litre to the FH16 litre trucks, have a model and horsepower to suit most needs and applications of the Western Australian truck owner. To meet each customer’s requirements for more efficient and specialised applications,  each truck is matched and adapted to its particular use.

The local manufacturing facility at Wacol, Queensland is the largest assembly plant for heavy duty trucks in Australia and enables Volvo to be flexible to manufacture, assembly, customer adaptation and delivery. The Volvo factory has an annual maximum capacity of approximately 3000 trucks per year, or roughly 15 trucks per day. By the end of 2006, the factory had built 29,000 Volvo trucks.

Locally produced products meet all regulations and have the highest level of reliability and durability. To meet the tough Australian operating conditions, all products undergo extensive testing for durability prior to each model release. Every single day, every single second, a truck is delivering its cargo to a destination somewhere in the world. Each of these transport assignments stem from man’s constant need for development and renewal. Our aim at Truck Centre WA is to meet this need without compromising on either quality or safety, and without impacting the environment more than necessary. Using our experience and expertise, we have set up a clear goal:

For more information on Volvo Trucks please visit www.volvotrucks.com.au

To be your FIRST CHOICE supplier of transport solutions.