What’s better than taking home a trophy after a truck show? Nothing right? Except maybe when four of your team members take home trophies.
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This was the reality for Dirt Rock Civil at the Tooradin Truck Show, where four trucks out of its fleet ending up placing in the awards.
“There’s something special about winning an award, especially when the show is your local,” Dirt Rock Civil director Ben Paganoni told Deals on Wheels.
Dirt Rock Civil came to be after Ben and Ash Moore combined their respective independent businesses into one, specialising in plant hire, earth moving and rock supply/placement.
“We both were running our own businesses for about 18 years, only coming together around seven years ago,” Ben says.
“We both brought different things to the business, different experiences and strengths which has helped us become what we are today.”
With a fleet of over 30 trucks, Ben says the backbone of their operations is the drivers.
“Our truck drivers are probably the most important part of our business,” he says.
“They are the ones interacting with our customers, dealing with our customers day to day, and they’re basically the face of our business.
“It also helps that they maintain and present our trucks so well,” he laughs.
This impeccable attention to detail was ultimately what led to the team taking home 2nd place in Best Tipper 4-8 years, 1-3 years, under one year and 7-10 years.
“Not only is it nice for the drivers to show off their rigs, but it also allows for other people to see who we really are as a business,” he says.
“A picture tells 1000 words as they say, and it’s nice to interact with everyone at the shows.”
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