Mack Trucks Australia has delivered the 80,000th Wacol-built truck to WA-based mining logistics giant MLG. The truck, a 300-ton rated 685hp Mack Titan will be put to work as a part of the MLG bulk haulage fleet.

From left to right: Adrian Boevé – Customer Manager, Truck Centre WA; Stefan Köhler - Vice President GTO Int Manufacturing Wacol Plant; Urvin Seeburuth – Marketing & Brand Manager, MLG; Alistair Roberts – Regional Commercial Manager, Mack Trucks Australia; Tom Gregorczyk – Chief Commercial Officer, MLG; Nick Casella – Project Manager Edna May Minesite, MLG; Chris Holdman – Operations Manager South, MLG; Gerald Cunnold – General Manager Mack & UD Trucks, Truck Centre WA; Brenda Riley – Brand Manager, Mack Trucks Australia, Martin Merrick – President & CEO, Volvo Group Australia; Darren Cowan – Acting Vice President, Mack Trucks Australia

Mack Trucks Australia has delivered the 80,000th Wacol-built truck to WA-based mining logistics giant MLG. The truck, a 300-ton rated 685hp Mack Titan will be put to work as a part of the MLG bulk haulage fleet.

“We’re very proud of the partnership with MLG which exemplifies the application excellence achievable through local manufacturing,” says Darren Cowan, Acting Vice President, Mack Trucks Australia.

"Engineering trucks that are 100% customisable ensures that every Mack truck is completely fit for task; in this case, tackling the challenges of operating high GCM road trains in remote parts of Australia,” he concludes.

Panel discussion with Darren Cowan – Acting Vice President, Mack Trucks Australia; Gerald Cunnold – General Manager Mack & UD Trucks, Truck Centre WA; Tom Gregorczyk – Chief Commercial Officer, MLG and Adrian Boevé – Customer Manager, Truck Centre WA

Customer handover and Volvo Group Australia operations staff celebrations for the 80,000^th truck built in Wacol plant

The MLG fleet consists of over 140 trucks, of which more than 50% percent are Mack, working at sites across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

The trucks which operate anywhere between 50-150 kilometres at weights of 200-300 ton, predominantly deliver ore from open pit to operating plants.

The company took delivery of it’s first Mack, a 170-ton rated Titan, from Truck Centre WA in 2014 and that truck is still working in the MLG fleet.

“We specialise in a key set of services, but a large part of what we do is bulk haulage,” says Murray Leahy, Managing Director MLG. “Uptime, efficiency and productivity are critical to our operations, and the Mack brand has played a key part in keeping our wheels turning over the last decade.”

“That we can depend upon Australian-made products to service our customers 24/7 in the dirt, dust, heat, and flies is a testament to the local knowledge, skill and dedication of the engineers at Wacol.”

From left to right: Adrian Boevé – Customer Manager, Truck Centre WA; Urvin Seeburuth – Marketing & Brand Manager, MLG; Nick Casella – Project Manager Edna May Minesite, MLG; Tom Gregorczyk – Chief Commercial Officer, MLG; Chris Holdman – Operations Manager South, MLG; Martin Merrick – President & CEO, Volvo Group Australia; Gerald Cunnold – General Manager Mack & UD Trucks, Truck Centre WA

Volvo Group’s production facility in Wacol has been a proud player in Australia’s transport industry for 52 years employing over 700 staff and engaging with around 120 local suppliers.

“The culture of Volvo Group is one of pride and passion; we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to acknowledge our engineers and technicians for their contribution in achieving this incredible milestone,” says Martin Merrick, President and CEO of Volvo Group Australia.

“World class manufacturing is alive and well here in Australia and I’m extremely proud to see this Mack Titan delivered to such a valued business partner.”