Australian independent heavy vehicle fleet maintenance and repair group TRUCK TECH has appointed a highly respected automotive industry executive to the role of general manager of operations.
With more than two decades of senior leadership roles across large businesses such as Bridgestone and Beaurepaires, and most recently ARB Corporation, Shane Cox has been appointed to the newly created role at TRUCK TECH.
As state manager for Victoria and Tasmania at ARB Corporation, Cox oversaw sales and operations across 10 company owned locations and 13 privately owned stores. He’s also previously been the general manager of Bridgestone Australia’s Lube Mobile, where he grew the fleet business by 30 per cent in four years.
At TRUCK TECH Cox will play a key role in scaling the business as it continues its ambitious growth journey. Reporting directly to TRUCK TECH CEO and founder Barry Saad, his focus will be on ensuring that as the business grows, services continue to be delivered in a safe, compliant and high quality manner, following the ‘TRUCK TECH way’.
He will take responsibility for day-to-day service delivery across all branches, field service units and onsite customer locations.
“To have an industry leader of Shane’s calibre join us is a real endorsement of TRUCK TECH’s vision,” TRUCK TECH founder and CEO Barry Saad says.
“Shane has “been there and done that” when it comes to growing very successful companies in the automotive space. His deep industry experience, great connections and considerable business knowledge will be hugely beneficial as we scale our company in Australia.
“Most importantly, he shares our commitment to our customers to maintain, repair and deliver safe, compliant and reliable heavy vehicles, operating at peak performance, with minimal downtime.”
Headquartered in Chipping Norton, NSW, TRUCK TECH provides services to many of Australia’s largest transport companies, delivering proactive, data-driven, safety-led maintenance solutions for fleets of 50 or more heavy vehicles.
The company operates four state-of-the-art workshops across NSW, Queensland and Victoria, provides on-site support at customer locations, and runs a fleet of more than 50 service vehicles offering breakdown and mobile maintenance along the eastern seaboard.
A team of more than 140 mechanics, techs, fleet maintenance managers and administrators enable TRUCK TECH to service thousands of trucks, trailers and buses annually.
“Over a decade ago, I led a team supplying truck tyres across Australia, and then I led a company that scaled its maintenance operations across the country. I am excited to be able to use that knowledge to help Barry and the team scale TRUCK TECH,” Cox says.
“The company is already a leader in heavy vehicle fleet maintenance, growing quickly and delivering exactly what large transport operators need: top quality maintenance and outstanding customer service.
“The clincher for me was the team’s ambitious vision to transform the sector and its laser focus on people. I look forward to helping accelerate the business as it enters its next stage of growth.”
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