This year, 201 enthusiastic Actros truck drivers signed up from all over the country to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Truck Driver’s League.
HSTD Announces Winners of Mercedes-Benz Truck Driver’s League 2019
The Mercedes-Benz Truck Drivers’ League is a competition organised among Mercedes-Benz Actros drivers as a valuable platform to promote safety and hone responsible driving skills. The league also aims to stimulate interest and support for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles as ‘The Truck you can trust’ for its reliability, safety features and economical fuel efficiency.
The Mercedes-Benz Truck Drivers’ League is open for participation to all truck drivers who possess a valid truck driving licence and had undergone the Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Driver’s Training. This year, 201 enthusiastic truck drivers signed up from all over the country to participate in the league to sharpen their truck maintenance, upkeep, safety and economical driving skills and knowledge, thus contributing to safer roads in Malaysia.
The league comprised a few qualifying rounds that consisted of theory and practical tests. Through this League, organiser Hap Seng Trucks Distribution (HSTD) could assess Malaysian truck drivers and maintain the drivers’ standards in the haulage business.
The Qualifying Round from 29th April till 10th May, 2019 saw the truck drivers going through the theoretical test based on product knowledge, technical and safety questions. The top 20 truck drivers then moved on to the Semi-final Round that ran from 27th till 31st May. Here, they had to do a 7-point truck inspection and identify two points of error during the course of the inspection. The Final Round saw only 10 finalist drivers who were shortlisted to showcase their mastery of impressive driving techniques and vast technical vehicle knowledge from 17th till 21st June. Each driver took a short theory exam before driving an Actros on public roads to test their skills on safety and fuel efficiency over a route that spans nearly 45km. This was to evaluate their ability in manoeuvring a truck at light traffic congestion areas, traffic lights and some minor road obstacles, while planning their route with safety and economical fuel knowledge.
The recent prize presentation ceremony also doubled as a Hari Raya open house. Al Nazirul Mubin Pakri of Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd emerged as the Grand Prize winner, winning RM10,000 worth of gold while his employer, Swift Haulage, received parts and service vouchers worth RM3,000.
Khairul Azhar Samaron of Landbridge Haulage (M) Sdn Bhd and Shahrul Nizam Murat of Aimtrans Logistic (M) Sdn Bhd were the first and second runners-up, receiving RM8,000 and RM5,000 worth of gold respectively, while their companies each won RM2,000 and RM1,000 of parts and service vouchers.
Seven consolation prizes of Mercedes-Benz merchandises worth more than RM1,000 each were presented to the consolation winners while their companies received parts and service vouchers worth RM500 each. The winners were Asis Haling of Broadlink Haulage Sdn Bhd, Azwari Sopian of Shaziman Transport Sdn Bhd, Koh Pek Hao of Seri Harmoni Haulage Sdn Bhd, Mansur Marewagan of Syarikat Pengangkutan Indah Permai, Mohammad Yushafizal Yen of Landbridge Haulage (M) Sdn Bhd, Rukesh A/L Veerayah of Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd and Wong Wei Cheih of Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd.
The Mercedes-Benz Truck Drivers’ League is said to elevate the truck drivers by nurturing their spirit of continuous self-development on safety skills in line with the highest international standards, and the importance to maintain and upkeep their truck properly to lower the incidence of truck repair and maintenance in the long run for cost saving. It had been a thrilling journey for the truck drivers pitting their skills in a high-pressure situation to compete, and their determination and competitive spirit ultimately benefited the truck owners in raising their drivers’ standards.
As part of the Daimler truck division, Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks are said to be the hallmark of premium quality for more than 120 years. The trust that the customers have placed in Mercedes-Benz commercial is seen as a testament to the hallmark reliability and economic fuel efficiency, in addition to the first-class product, service quality and comprehensive expertise of customer-oriented transport solutions.
2019年马赛地卡车司机联赛
马赛地卡车司机联赛是一个为马赛地Actros司机所主办的竞赛，作为一个推广安全和磨练负责任驾驶技术的宝贵平台。该联赛也旨在促进对马赛地商用车辆，凭借着其可靠性、安全功能及节油，作为“你可信赖的卡车”的兴趣和支持。
马赛地司机联赛公开给所有拥有有效卡车驾驶执照和经过马赛地 商用车驾驶培训的卡车司机参加。今年，201名来自全国各地的卡车司机参与该联赛来锐化他们的卡车养护、维持、安全与节油驾驶技巧及知识，带来一个更安全的马来西亚公路。
该联赛由好几个选拔赛组成，包含理论与实际测试。合成卡车分销（HSTD)能够透过该联赛，评估马来西亚卡车司机和保持运输业的司机水平。
从2019年4月29日至5月10日的选拔赛中，司机将通过一个理论测验，主要的范围是产品知识、技术及安全问题。表现最好的20名卡车司机将参与从5月27日至31日的半决赛。他们必须进行一个7点卡车检测，并在该检测中确定两点错误。最后10名入围决赛的司机将从6月17日至21日展现他们令人印象深刻的驾驶技巧和广泛的车辆技术知识。每一名司机在公路上驾驶Actros前，必须在长达近45公里的路程中进行安全和节油测验。这是为了评估他们在交通不繁忙的地区、交通灯及一些微小路障下操纵卡车的能力，以及以他们的安全和节油知识规划路程。
该联赛的颁奖典礼也是开斋节庆典。冠军为Swift Haulage 私人有限公司的阿耐兹鲁 (Al Nazirul Mubin Pakri ，他赢得了价值1万令吉的黄金，而他的雇主则获得3千令吉的零部件和服务礼券。
亚军是来自Landbridge Haulage （M) Sdn Bhd 的凯鲁（Khairul Azhar Samaron ） ，而季军是Aimtrans Logistics（M) Sdn Bhd的 沙如（Shahrul Nizam Murat)。他们分别赢得价值为8千令吉和5千令吉的黄金，他们所属的公司则分别获得价值为2千令吉和1千令吉的零部件和服务礼券。
此外，该公司也颁发了7份价值超过1千令吉的马赛地商品安慰奖给优胜者,他们所属的公司将获得500 令吉的零部件和服务礼券。他们是Broadlink Haulage Sdn Bhd的阿希斯（Asis Haling ) 、Shaziman Transport Sdn Bhd 的阿兹瓦尼（Azwari Sopian ）、Seri Harmoni Haulage Sdn Bhd的Koh Pek Hao、Syarikat Pengangkutan Indah Permai的曼苏（Mansur Marewagan）、Landbridge Haulage (M) Sdn Bhd 的 莫哈默尤沙飞扎（Mohammad Yushafizal Yen ）、Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd 的陆克斯（ RukeshA/L Veerayah）及Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd 的Wong Wei Cheih。
据悉，马赛地卡车司机联赛透过培养司机持续自我发展符合国际标准的安全技巧，正确地养护他们的卡车，降低卡车长期修理和维修的成本，提升司机的水平。这对卡车司机来说是个惊险刺激的旅途，在一个高压的情况里竞技，而他们的决心和竞争精神最终将提升司机的水准，使业主受益。
作为戴姆勒卡车部门的一部分，马赛地Actros 卡车成为高品质的标志已经超过120年。在第一流的产品、服务品质及以客户为导向的运输方案专长外，客户对马赛地商用车辆的信心被视为是对其可靠性和节油标志的证明。
