Zawawi Trading Company (ZTC) has delivered its first Freightliner truck in the Oman market. The truck was customised to include a freezer body and Thermo king unit, and delivered to Waleed Catering and Service Co this month.
ZTC is the official distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Oman, and Freightliner trucks are part of Daimler Group.
The Freightliner 1823 (4×2) model truck is fitted with a Mercedes-Benz engine. Freightliner vehicles have a customisable chassis. The trucks come in wide variety of sizes and performance capabilities ranging from medium duty to severe duty and a payload capacity starting from eight to 15 tonnes.
“Freightliner trucks have been the leading trucks in North America for many years namely because of their reliable and powerful Mercedes-Benz engine, range of trucks to service any business even in the harshest of conditions, and their lifelong durability and efficiency,” said David Swain, general sales manager – automotive at ZTC.
“Omani customer’s that depend on trucks for their business can now be guaranteed the same superior performance.” ‘
The Service interval for Freightliner trucks is every 30,000 kilometres. ZTC holds 85% of original spare parts, supported by the Daimler regional logistics centre in Dubai.