DAKAR RALLY 2013 - Hino

training
Fleet customers get
up to speed
As part of its ongoing strategy
to assist its fleet customers in
maximising the performance
of their Hino vehicles, Hino
Australia conducts regular
training programs that
continue to receive the thumbs
up from course participants.
Hino’s training staff carry out the product
familiarisation training for its fleet
customers to ensure their knowledge
needs are met and that they are getting
the most out of the Hinos in their fleet.
The training programs can be tailored to the
needs of each fleet customer and are designed
to introduce maintenance staff to the product
and specialised service techniques. They
include both theory sessions and hands-on
training on Hino diesel engines.
Hino’s newly revamped training centre at
its head office in southern Sydney recently
hosted a product familiarisation day for wastemanagement
specialist JJ Richards & Sons.
The training covered the range of Hino’s light,
medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Hino Australia Technical Training Manager
Sergio Bonvini heads the team of presenters
and instructors.
“These sessions are a great opportunity for
us to meet with our customers and get a
good feel for where their knowledge and
training needs are,” he said.
“We appreciate our customers taking the time out
to really get to know the Hino product and make
sure they’re getting the most out of their trucks.
“This includes learning how to maximise the
performance from their Hino vehicles, minimising
the operating costs and ultimately prolonging
the life of the Hinos in their fleet.”
JJ Richards & Sons’ Gold Coast workshop
manager Chris Roadnight took five staff to
the product familiarisation day in Sydney and
praised the initiative.
“Hino is new to our fleet, so the day was very
informative and all the guys gained a great
deal of knowledge from it,” he said.
“We brought one diesel mechanic down from
Emerald in Queensland – and that highlights
the value we placed on this training and
interaction with Hino staff.”
“We appreciate our
customers taking the
time out to really get to
know the Hino product”
The specialised training for JJ Richards & Sons
staff focused on the latest-model light-duty Hino
300 Series Euro 5, the new-model medium-duty
500 Series Euro 5 ProShift and the heavy-duty
700 Series Euro 5 ProShift.
The JJ Richards & Sons training was followed by
a trip to Brisbane by the Hino fleet training team to
transport infrastructure solutions provider RoadTek
to train its service staff, specifically on the new
300 Series Hybrid Euro 5 light-duty trucks.
The one-day program began with an introduction
to Hino Hybrid systems, Hybrid components,
diesel particulate filter regeneration, and
servicing and driving tips.
In the afternoon session the training participants
were presented with two RoadTek Hybrid
vehicles and put into practice the theory
learned in the morning session.
Hino Australia Technical
Training Manager
Sergio Bonvini.
Hino fleet customers who would like to learn
more about these training programs should
contact Sergio Bonvini, Hino Australia Technical
Training Manager, at sergio.bonvini@hino.com.au
or phone (02) 9914 6633.
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