Partner- Store NEWS I/2006

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INTERNATIONAL
TRUCK OF THE YEAR
2006
Truck of the year
2006: MAN TGL
In spring last year, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge
celebrated the world premiere
of the MAN TGL in the 7.5 - 12 t
weight class. Now, the latest model in
the Trucknology ® Generation has won
a high-profile award. A renowned jury
of international trade press journalists
has pronounced the “small truck” of
Trucknology ® Generation the “Truck
of the Year 2006”. The Munich-based
company can feel justified pride in
accepting this coveted prize: after all,
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge is the first truck
manufacturer to win this trophy for
the sixth time. www.man-mn.de
ProfiTraining
Anyone who handles their vehicle
properly not only has fun when driving
but also the positive “side-effect”
of much lower fuel consumption; 10
percent lower, according to the longterm
result of many years of ProfiTraining
at Mercedes-Benz. Over 30 years
ago, driver briefing and training was
launched at Mercedes-Benz, and since
then the range of services has been
developed continuously: the most
modern technology that supports
drivers, such as partially and fully
automatic gears, needs to be integrated
into everyday work and succinct
training given about it. Anyone who is
taking ownership of a new truck at the
More
security
The International Diesel Service is
introducing a greatly increased security
standard for your IDS fuel card.
This includes a faster block of the card
– if your IDS fuel card is lost or stolen,
it will be cancelled within one hour of
the loss or theft being reported; the
24 hour/365 day service – you can
cancel your IDS fuel card at any time
outside business hours by calling the
IDS Helpline, and customised fuel
card control – you can customise and
control the use of your IDS fuel card
(e.g. the number of transactions per
day).
www.ids.q8.com
Wörth plant not only receives intensive
specialist training on the vehicle
and technology, but is also given the
option of “ProfiTraining”. The latter
has become increasingly significant in
the last few decades, as it’s how drivers
learn to drive economically, and taking
environmental considerations into
account. The range of services contains
four Economy programmes: the
half-day or one-day on-site Ecotraining,
the two-day intensive Ecoseminar
for truck drivers and the three-day
Ecotrainer seminar, specially designed
for trainers at fleet companies. You
can find more information on www.
mercedes-benz.de/lkw/profitraining
+ + + + + Join in
the football! Anyone
who finances a
vehicle listed in Partner-
Store through Postbank Leasing
this year will receive an original
World Cup football in Postbank
colours as a small sporting highlight.
Postbank is a national sponsor
of this year’s football World
Cup in Germany. We are hoping
for lots of fantastic goals and fair
play. + + + + + Special
conditions – Renault is
offering special conditions
with immediate effect for
DHL and Deutsche
Post fleet companies.
Anyone
who takes
up this offer
will not
have to wait long
for their broom yellow vehicle, as
it will be available immediately.
Interested? For more information,
call Mr Günter Glave on
+49 (0)176 24 47 96 33 or e-mail
him info@renault-koeln.de + +
+ + + Change at VW TradePort
– Mr Nitsch from TradePort
Berlin has moved to another
job. You can contact
Mr Julian Zick if you have any
questions or concerns regarding
VW TradePort, by calling +49
(0)33 75/21 41 16 or by e-mailing
info@tradeport-berlin.com
www.tradeport-berlin.de + + +
+ + Broom yellow hotline – With
immediate effect, all broom yellow
vehicles can be obtained from VW
at short notice – call +49 (0) 33
75/21 41 16. + + + + +
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