TRUCKING FEATURE: Staying reliable and strong for the long haul
Motor companies like highlighting their product quality with customer testimonials, and Hino SA has tracked down a local company that is very happy with its weight-movers.A pair of 2005-model Hino 15-258 freight-carriers have moved more than 100,000 tonnes of steel scaffolding over the past 12 years, according to Midrand-based Viva Access Scaffolding. During this time one of them has covered nearly 900,000km and the other more than 500,000km. As a comparison, 100,000 tonnes equates to the mass of a huge cruise liner capable of carrying 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew.Hino SA reports that both trucks still have their original engines, gearboxes and rear axles, with no major repairs required by any of these components. Both trucks are also still fitted with the original load boxes, which are in good condition considering the rugged usage to which they are subjectedThe trucks usually work six days a week transporting steel scaffolding components to building sites in Gauteng and neighbo...
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