UD Trucks’ Extra Mile Challenge 2015 final took place at the Japan Headquarters, Australian team crowned as overall winner
November 16, 2015 - UD Trucks Corp. (Ageo, Saitama; President, Yoshihiro Murakami) completed the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge 2015 final which took place on November 9 at the new UD Experience Center and the adjacent test course at Japan headquarters in Ageo. UD Trucks’ customers from South Africa, Australia, and Japan participated in the event as contestants.
The South Africa, Australia and Japan teams competed in a series of truck industry challenges for the Extra Mile Challenge. The events consisted of three competitions: (1) Pre-Drive Inspection, (2) Driving Skill, and (3) Pick-up & Delivery, and these were judged by following criteria, Revenue, Fuel Efficiency, Uptime & Maintenance Cost, and Safety Driving. The day culminated with a special award ceremony and the competition results announcement. The South Africa team was selected “Best Fuel Consumption” while the Australia team was selected “Best Pre-Drive Inspection” with Japan being selected “Best Driving Skill.” The overall winner was Australia team.
The UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge is a competition to demonstrate how customers can make the most out of UD services and technologies. The contest represents a team’s ability to “go the extra mile.” Through the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge, customers can learn how to achieve the best balance of fuel-efficient driving, minimum downtime and utilization of Extra Mile support. UD Trucks is going the extra mile to not only contribute to further business success but highlight driver capability and confidence, contributing to safer roads.
