A recent trend of focusing on heavy vehicle maintenance is seeing parts come into the equation for many owners and operators.
With statistics from the federal government’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) showing that light trucks have an average life of 9.85 years, while heavy rigid trucks have an average life of 16.3 years, this growth of overall heavy vehicle registrations is seeing maintenance become a key pillar of ownership.
To accommodate for the average age of trucks on Australian roads now sitting at around 13 years, businesses may be beginning to grow more aware of the benefits associated with using genuine OEM parts and components for maintenance.
For Isuzu Australia’s head of aftersales Brett Stewart, he sees many positives to prioritising genuine OEM parts.
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“These benefits include enhanced safety, compliance with regulations, and improved overall efficiency for operators, large and small,” he says.
“Isuzu’s recent ‘The Future of Trucking: The Way Forward’ report also showed that 65 per cent of respondents agree that OEM parts and accessories helped ensure compliance obligations were met.”
While compliance with Chain of Responsibility (CoR) and the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) becoming a key focus for many operators, Stewart says the benefits of genuine OEM parts extend far beyond compliance.
“Referring to the Future of Trucking report, 64 per cent of respondents agreed that there is an overall benefit to business operation by using genuine OEM parts,” he says.
“In short, smart businesses understand the benefits, and we encourage all operators to consider both CoR obligations and the operational benefits as key factors in choosing replacement parts.”
With Isuzu Parts available at over 70 locations around Australia, Stewart says that the brand’s parts are designed to withstand Australia’s diverse environmental conditions and climate, long distances and road types.
Including 30,000 line items in its parts inventory, more than three million parts are in stock and available to be shipped from Isuzu’s National Parts Distribution Centre in Melbourne.
“Parts that carry the Isuzu brand name and those of trusted OEM partners are not only engineered for optimum performance in Australian applications but are validated through Australian testing,” Stewart says.
“Each Isuzu aftersales location has highly trained professionals with knowledge and experience to ensure customers get not only the right parts but also the right advice for their vehicles.”
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