TESTIMONIAL Photos: Charlie Suriano
Never going to let you down After millions of reliable kms, Mark Van Diemen is sold on Scania
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EACONSFIELD (VIC) BASED
has been in the tip-truck business for almost 30 years. He has held the one contract for 20 years and has a truck load of kilometres and awards under his belt. With him every step of the way has been his Scania P124G. Originally Mark was in partnership with his father, Martin, but Mark took over the business seven years ago when Martin retired. At one stage, there was a fleet of three trucks in the business but now Mark operates just the one Scania. He transports bulk products for Pakenham Sand and Soil, and 70 percent of his work is local, interspersed with regular trips to Seymour, Torquay, and Bairnsdale in Gippsland to collect various landscaping supplies. Bought new in 2003, Mark’s 420 hp, manual transmission Scania P 124 G has covered more than 1.7 million km. What’s more, it’s a multi-award winner. “We’ve won three awards at the Tooradin Truck show in the past five years,” Mark says. MARK VAN DIEMEN
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