since 1976
since 1976
Volvo Trucks has recently delivered 10 units of Volvo FM440 truck to Multimodal Freight Sdn Bhd (Multimodal), marking its first truck delivery to a key customer this year. These units are in addition to the 40 units of Volvo trucks which Multimodal had taken delivery last year, bringing to a total of 50 trucks. As of now, Multimodal owns a total of 200 trucks in its fleet that only consists of one brand, which is Volvo.
Multimodal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), was first established in 1989 as a forwarding company to handle KTMB’s locomotive or rolling stock import shipments, and to serve railway cargo customers that required forwarding services.
The company then grew and obtained its haulage licence in 1991 to capitalise on the growing containerisation industry back then. In 1995, Multimodal became a first time customer of Volvo Trucks by buying 30 units of the Volvo FL10 model to support its business. Over the years, it continues to add more Volvo trucks to its fleet and is today a key customer of the Swedish truck manufacturer.
A vehicle handover ceremony was held recently at Volvo Trucks’ Port Klang dealership to officially mark the delivery. The event was attended by Mohd Hasdey Bin Yaakob, CEO of Multimodal Freight Sdn Bhd and Mitch Peden, Managing Director of Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and together with their respective management team. A limited edition truck scale model was presented to Multimodal to mark the occasion.
During the handover, Multimodal also signed up for Volvo’s Gold Service Agreement for all the 50 units of trucks, which will cover preventive maintenance and repairs. As part of this service agreement, Multimodal also gets to enjoy an added feature called Volvo Uptime Promise, which was first introduced to the Malaysian market last year. This unique benefit will provide monetary compensation to Volvo Trucks’ Gold Service Agreement customers if their truck experience a breakdown time that exceeds Volvo Trucks’ 12 hours of committed time to put the truck back on the road.
