Volvo Trucks named as the best durability truck, says Wastes Management Siam
• A Volvo Trucks FM13 is running over two million kilometers without overhaul
• The firm confirms its comment by purchasing three new Volvo Trucks
Waste Management Siam Company Limited, a fully-owned by DOWA Eco-Systems Company Limited, a leading waste management and recycling firm from Japan, has confirmed the durability of Volvo Trucks to be excellent as WMS’ Volvo FM13 400hp is running 2.023.000 kilometers without overhaul.
Mr. Gianluca Brambilla, WMS Maintenance Supervisor, said, not only the FM13 was running over two million km without overhaul, other two Volvo’s FM13 were running at 1.970.000 km and 1.900.000 km and he was confident they would be running over two million km without overhaul soon.
“In Europe, a truck in general is running around 700.000 to 1.000.000 kilometers need to be overhauled, but I’m wonder we can do more than two million kilometers without overhaul in Thailand. It is the first ever I have seen in my life,” he said.
He said now WMS had 18 Volvo Trucks in the company’s fleet, including seven FM13s, four FM10s, five FL6s and two FM11s and his company had been very happy with Volvo Trucks as the Swedish truck was fit with long life engine as well as durable chassis & Drive line with strong cabin.
“The most important thing is fuel consumption is the best among the trucks those we are using,” he said.
WMS was founded in 1999 to provide professional, fully permitted, environmentally responsible waste management collection, treatment and disposal services throughout Thailand. WMS is operated by the most experienced waste management professionals in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Brambilla said, the three Volvo Trucks FM13 had been running non-stop practice since 2007 with service route of Bangkok-Lampoon and Sri Racha-Had Yai three times a week.
He explained that WMS had strictly followed routine maintenance service of Volvo Trucks, every 40.000 km for lubricating service through Volvo Trucks dealer and replacing genuine parts as mentioned in handbook.
“I have a tip to share with Volvo Trucks owners, that you should try to assign the same driver team to the same truck at least four to six years as they will get familiar with the truck and they will be a part of long lasting practice of your Volvo Trucks,” said Mr. Brambilla.
Meanwhile, Miss Wilawan Wispapaew, Volvo Group Vice President, added that the outcome had confirmed the durability of Volvo Trucks and WMS recently purchased two more FM13 and one more FM11 to be added into WMS fleet.
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“Actually, we have invested more than 3,000 million baht in our network expansion recently to serve our customers who are running Volvo Trucks throughout the country. The expansion has encouraged our customers to keep maintenance program more easily,” she said.
She added that the WMS’ truck set the new record of Volvo Trucks longest mileage without overhaul in Thailand as in the recent year some other companies were also running Volvo Trucks more than one million km without overhaul.
