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PROFILE - AV Truck Services 35th Anniversary

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AV Truck Services – Celebrating 35 years

We are all about service.

Service is in our name,

after all.By Russell McKinnon

When Antonio Vinciguerra began operations with his AV Truck Services on

December 1, 1983, he had a dream.He wanted to build something

meaningful, helping the community and truckies, in particular.

He established a business with family money, bringing family values and service and to his credit and those around him; it flourishes today, years after he departed this realm.

From truck repairs and six mechanics 34 years ago, AV Truck Services has evolved, challenging the economic highs and lows to what it is today — a vibrant, professional company with 42 employees and championing the Iveco and

International names from its Great Eastern Highway premises in Redcliffe.

In fact, Tony Vinciguerra dreamt big and created the current premises early on in the company’s history — June 1984.

Based in three large buildings on 16000sqm, AV Trucks is now the one-stop shop for the vast range of Iveco and International vehicles, from 3 ½ tonnes to 120-tonne road trains.

The metamorphosis from humble repairs to selling and maintaining huge fleets of vehicles has seen AV Trucks handle various brands from the UD Nissan franchise; then Western Star/MAN and then Ford before it was sold out to Daimler and rebadged Sterling, which has since discontinued. Dennis Eagle was another franchise handled

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IVECO CAME INTO THE PICTURE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO AND THE MOTORING GIANT CHOSE AV TRUCKS TO HANDLE ITS PRODUCTS


By STEPHEN LANE, Dangerous Goods Team Leader, Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)

by AV Trucks.Amalgamations and buyouts see

brands shift and wane and AV Trucks has ridden the waves.

Iveco came into the picture nearly two years ago and the motoring giant chose AV Trucks to handle its products.

Managing Director Carlo Franzone said about relinquishing long-term franchises: “It was hard to take. One door closes, another one opens. I got the call (from Iveco) and took it on.”

Having Iveco on board means AV Trucks has more products to sell today than before. “And it means we are a fully fledged Iveco/International dealer.

“Iveco’s range is everything from 3 1/2 tonne car-licence vehicles up to 120 tonnes with the International Prostar. Iveco also has a range of 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 all-wheel drives.”

This is what makes Carlo see a healthy future for the company.

Iveco has the Daily Limited Edition 45C17 Tradie Made light truck with a fitted tray, capable of carrying more than a two-tonne payload. This also comes in a van configuration.

The Eurocargo is ideal for city cartage.

The ACCO range is most popular, designed and built in Australia for Australian conditions. These are suitable for concrete agitators, waste compacters, distributors, hooklifts, tankers or general haulage.

The Stralis is known for its fuel efficiency, extreme comfort and standing up to Australia’s tough conditions, including urban distribution and intra and interstate work.

The Prostar range works largely as prime movers, tipper and dog, long and medium-distribution work or as refrigerated transport.

Other workers in the Iveco range

include a motorhome, minibus and coaches suitable for city work, school and charter applications as well as mining sites.

Antonio Vinciguerra is well known to WA Transport Magazine readers, having featured in a June 2009 feature and then an October 2011 tribute after he died suddenly when just 71 years old.

More than 1500 people attended his service on September 9 of that year, amply illustrating his stature within the Western Australian transport community.

Tony had been grooming Carlo for the top job for some time and a

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35 YEARS IN THE GAME.CONGRATULATIONS TO AV TRUCK SERVICES.IVECO Australia is delighted to count AV Truck Services as one of its most important van and truck dealerships, and would like to congratulate the team there on the fantastic achievement of 35 years in business.

As a full-line dealer for IVECO trucks and vans as well as the INTERNATIONAL truck brand, our customers and prospective buyers in the broader Perth region have access to an extremely customer-focused dealership, excellent support services and with world-class facilities.

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meeting of the board after Tony’s death elevated Carlo into the inner sanctum and the managing directorship.

That inner sanctum originally contained five shareholders and six directors and four directors still remain keenly watching as Carlo drives the company forward after what have been some harrowing years with the Global Financial Crisis not hitting Western Australia as hard as much as the demise of the mining boom.

“We probably had the best two years on record profit wise (after the GFC), but the mining boom was tougher, as the last three years have also been pretty tough. 2018 will be similar to last year, but we are better off than most and trends are that we are heading in the right direction,” Carlo says.

Those early years were infective as Carlo received the call from his friend Tony asking if he wished to work for him in his new venture. The pair had worked together at Sandover Pacific.

ROB POINTS TO THE STABILITY OF THE FAMILY-

OWNED COMPANY AS A CORNERSTONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

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The answer was affirmative and Carlo brought his accounting background to work for Tony in May 1984, intending “to stay a few years”.

The rest is history as Carlo was named general manager in 2000 and bought into the business in 2011 upon his rise to managing director and has steered a safe course to where it is today.

In his eulogy for Tony, Carlo praised him “for treating me as his friend, his brother and a business partner”.

In 1984, it was Tony and his partners related through marriage — Rafael Aguilera, George Chiari, Primo Chiari, Mario Cinquini and Eugenio Savietto — who built and owned the purpose-built Redcliffe premises, which caters for all repairs, body building, administration and parts supplies as effortlessly today.

In fact, so grandiose was the design that it became known as the Taj Mahal, probably as much for the love bestowed on both structures by their owners.

Tony loved his family and business in equal parts.

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something better than the factory-built truck.In his eulogy, Carlo stated: “Even though he was the

managing director, no job was beneath him and he was the happiest when he was getting his hands dirty and working alongside the mechanics on the workshop floor.

“If he was not redesigning trucks, he would be mowing the lawn on the ride-on mower he designed and built himself.”

The tremendous continuity of the business and sturdy helmsmanship from Carlo Franzone is also built on the capabilities of fine staff members.

Sales Manager Rob Dryland oversees a team of four salesmen, three working on heavy vehicle sales and one on light commercials — the popular Daily range.

Rob has been in truck sales for 15 years, starting with Scania. He moved to AV Trucks in May 2016 and has never looked back.

“It’s been a tough couple of years, but we’re seeing a turn with increased spending on infrastructure in the metro area and the North-West.

“It’s picking up and people are looking at replacing their vehicles.”

Rob points to the stability of the family-owned company as a cornerstone of the successful business.

“It’s a great place to work and we’ve established ourselves in a tough economy.

“The great thing is that (with Iveco) we cover everything from the light duty Daily right through to the 90-tonne-rated Stralis and the 120-tonne-rated ProStar.”

Service manager Gerry Stone has been with the company for just over a year, but brings considerable expertise to his position.

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Gerry says the workshop has a legacy of other brands and tradesmen experienced in working with those brands.

He is proud of the latest acquisition, a $15,000 diagnostic tool that you can plug into almost any vehicle and find the problems in an instant.

“The workshop is built on service, reputation and capability and we can build on that. That’s what drives us — service to the customer.”

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“The new Iveco range has proved very competitive and we are headed in the right direction.”

Being an Italian family-styled business, the founder’s ideals remain and will continue to secure the company’s future.

“We are probably the IGA of the trucking world, with family roots and culture. We are all about service. Service is in our name, after all. We trust we are easy to deal with. People come and talk to us and customers become our friends. We extol personal values,” Carlo says.

With Iveco being in the AV stable for nearly two years, AV is focusing on the Iveco and International brands, but Carlo says he is always looking for other opportunities, like an engine supplier or another franchise.

“We want to build on the Iveco product. Iveco has a good name in WA, so we want to build on the brand and our business.

“We can arrange loan trucks and cars and we run the workshop until 10pm and can arrange to work on your vehicle outside these hours, by appointment, to be flexible for our customers. People’s expectations are now so high. We have to meet those expectations.

“We’re very happy with the change to Iveco. They are built in Australia and it’s a good company to deal with.”

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With 42 workers at AV Trucks, Carlo says he wishes to build the team to 50 with more mechanics and parts personnel to meet the growing need and maintain the excellence for which Tony Vinciguerra strived so hard for, so many years ago. ■

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