Students to get knowledge in Scania technology and possibly employment

Scania (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd officially handed over equipment to Institute Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Kuala Perlis on 20 March 2014 as part of a technological collaboration between the two parties.

The equipment consists of a DC 11 L01 (340 hp) truck engine with stand, GRS 900 truck gearbox with stand, R 780 truck axle with stand and Universal stand with floor panel which is a fixture stand unit for mounting general component’s during rebuilding and repair.

The wider aspect of the collaboration also includes development of skills and syllabus, industrial training, apprentice program and employment for graduate students later in Scania.

“This collaboration between Scania and IKBN Kuala Perlis is designed to provide wider opportunities to increase the skills, knowledge and professionalism of students in technical, management and technology fields in order to fulfill the needs of the industry,” said Ulrika Hellberg, Finance Director, Scania Southeast Asia.

“This is in line with the Sweden Malaysia Innovation Initiative, an effort to nurture open and collaborative innovation that provide opportunities for public, private and research institutes to cooperate on multiple levels.”

Also – as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 2013 – eight to 10 selected Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduates will be selected to do their industrial training as an apprentice in Scania.

If they are successful during their apprenticeship in Scania, some of these students will then be offered a job.

Scania will also work with IKBN to develop further education programs through the Sistem Latihan Dual Nasional (SLDN) by Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran, Kementerian Sumber Manusia.

“Malaysia is a fast growing and dynamic country intending to achieve developed status by 2020. The backbone of that growth today and tomorrow is formed by future generations of the workforce. They are all here today in IKBN Kuala Perlis and Scania is proud to be able to contribute to this exciting growth with them,” added Hellberg.

Also present at the event today were Idros Puteh, Country Manager Scania (M) Sdn Bhd; David Lantz, Project Manager of Business Sweden; and Major (R) Zailani Safari, Director of Technology Depository Agency (TDA), Ministry of Finance Malaysia.

About Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Kuala Perlis
Established under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Kuala Perlis offers technical training on its 24 acre campus.

It also offers opportunities for school leavers and industrial sector workers to receive formal technical training to acquire skills in their chosen fields.

Pelajar boleh mendapatkan pengetahuan dalam teknologi Scania dan peluang pekerjaan.

Scania (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd secara rasminya menyerahkan peralatan kepada Institusi Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Kuala Perlis pada 20 Mac 2014 sebagai sebahagian daripada kerjasama dari sektor teknologi diantara kedua-dua pihak.

Peralatan yang terdiri daripada sebuah enjin trak DC 11 L01 (340 hp), kotak gear trak GRS 900, gandarlori R 780, semuanya dengan penyokong masing-masing, dan juga seunit penyokong Universal dengan panel lantai yang digunakan untuk menyangkut komponen-komponen biasa sewaktu kerja pembinaan semula dan pembaikan dilakukan.

Kerjasama itu juga termasuk pembangunan kemahiran dan sukatan pelajaran, latihan industri, program perantis dan pekerjaan kepada pelajar-pelajar siswazah di kemudian Scania.

Kolaborasi Scania dan IKBN ini juga termasuk pembangunan sukatan latihan dan kemahiran,latihan industri, program perantis dan tawaran kerja di Scania untuk graduan akan datang.

"Kerjasama antara Scania dan IKBN Kuala Perlis terjalin adalah untuk menyediakan peluang yang lebih luas bagi meningkatkan kemahiran, pengetahuan dan profesionalisme pelajar dalam teknikal, pengurusan dan teknologi bidang bagi memenuhi keperluan industri," kata Ulrika Hellberg, Pengarah Kewangan, Scania Asia Tenggara.

"Ini selaras dengan Inisiatif Inovasi Sweden Malaysia, usaha untuk memupuk dan kerjasama inovasi yang memberikan peluang kepada orang awam, swasta dan institusi penyelidikan untuk bekerjasama di pelbagai peringkat."

Selain itu, sebagai sebahagian daripada Memorandum Persefahaman yang ditandatangani pada Oktober 2013 - lapan hingga 10 dipilih Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) dan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduan akan dipilih untuk melakukan latihan industri sebagai perantis dalam Scania.

Mereka yang menunjukkan prestasi baik dalam tempoh latihan akan ditawarkan pekerjaan di Scania.

Scania juga akan bekerjasama dengan IKBN untuk membangunkan program pendidikan lanjutan melalui Sistem Latihan Dual Nasional (SLDN) oleh Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran, Kementerian Sumber Manusia.

“Malaysia yang giat berkembang dan adalah negara yang dinamik berhasrat untuk mencapai status negara maju menjelang tahun 2020. Tulang belakang kepada kemajuan hari ini dan esok dibentuk oleh tenaga kerja generasi akan datang. Mereka semua di IKBN Kuala Perlis dan Scania berbangga dapat menyumbang kepada perkembangan ini," tambah Hellberg.

Turut hadir pada majlis itu hari ini ialah Idros Puteh, Pengurus Scania (M) Sdn Bhd; David Lantz, Pengurus Projek Perniagaan Sweden; dan Major (R) Zailani Safari, Pengarah Agensi Depositori Teknologi (TDA), Kementerian Kewangan Malaysia.

Mengenai Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Kuala Perlis
Ditubuhkan di bawah Kementerian Belia dan Sportsd, Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Kuala Perlis menawarkan latihan teknikal di kampus 24 ekar yang yang turut menempatkan sebuah Blok Pentadbiran, dewan, surau, dewan makan, asrama, bengkel, tempat perarakan dan kemudahan sukan.

Scania is strengthening its positionin the Taiwanese bus market. The company has recently received orders for 180 bus chassis. In order to provide high uptime for bus and truck operators, Scania will add new workshops to its Taiwanese service network. The 180 chassis will be delivered to two separate customers.

Major bus and coach bodybuilder Bo Sheng Body has continued its long-term cooperation with Scania by ordering 80 Scania K 400 coach chassis. Bo Sheng Body’s main focus is on the tourist coach segment and delivery of the new chassis has already commenced.

In addition, Taiwan’s leading bus operator U-Bus has ordered 100 Scania K 400 coach chassis. U-Bus has a fleet of some 1,500 buses and operates intercity services as well as tourist coaches and city buses. The new buses will join the company's tourist coach and intercity service fleets.

“Scania’s share of the bus and coach market in Taiwan has grown over the past three years,” says David Lin, Sales and Marketing Director at Scania’s Taiwanese subsidiary Griffin Automotive. “The coach segment is growing and in 2013 we almost achieved a 10 percent market share.”

In recent years, Scania Taiwan has secured orders from several major intercity operators. The increased number of buses and coaches is resuting in greater demand for service. “We will open two new workshops during 2014,” says Per Lilljequist, Managing Director of Griffin Automotive. “These will further enhance our service network and will allow us to offer
Scania bus, coach and truck operators the best possible service.”

The two new facilities will bring the total number of workshops operated by Scania in Taiwan to 10. In addition to these, there are also two customer-based

Asian Trucker will be reporting from this event as it sets a new direction for this prestigious event. You will meet our Editor Stefan Pertz in Manila as he will be covering the competition.

Long tradition
The competition dates back to 1939 when Shell Oil Company employees in the USA made a friendly wager over who could travel furthest on the same amount of fuel. Since then it has expanded to two more continents, includes energy types ranging from biofuel to electricity, and sparks passionate debate around the future of energy and mobility.

Focus on key industry
As the commercial vehicle business is an important one, this year, Shell is offering a small selection of transport and logistics media in Asia the chance to interview some of its foremost experts on the current and future innovations shaping fuel management. Six so called "Hot Seat Topics" are being headed by top experts in their respective fields to impart knowledge and provide insights into what the company is planning to address current and future needs of the trucking and transport industry.

Topics covered
- How to improve fuel management through innovative solutions such as using online fuel management systems.

- What impacts fuel efficiency? Learn Shell’s tips and tricks for helping to improve fuel efficiency and reduce fuel costs.

- What fuels and vehicle technologies will we see more of in transport in the short, medium and long term and what benefits will they provide?

- Meet a Shell fuel scientist to learn how fuels can be designed to improve performance.

Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014 hits the streets of Manila, in the Philippines, from 6-9 February 2014.

On March 6th, Shell Malaysia awarded contractors and partners who demonstrated exemplary performance in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and for outstanding efforts in stepping up safety leadership behaviours at the inaugural Shell Malaysia Safety Award.

The award aims to promote and build a strong safety culture in the industry by recognising and celebrating great safety performance. Through the success stories, it is hoped others would be inspired to deliver uncompromised safety in their workplace.

The awards were presented by the Minister of Human Resources Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Richard Riot Anak Jaem and Iain Lo, Shell Malaysia Chairman. It was attended by representatives from 99 participating companies, government officials and senior officials from Shell.

“As a responsible operator and partner, Shell relentlessly pursues the goal of zero harm to people and zero significant incidents. Achieving this is a journey and we call it Goal Zero.” said Lo.

Lo added, “At Shell, we work hard to make sure we have the right systems, tools and culture in place. We continuously improve our systems and procedures to make sure everyone knows their roles and responsibilities and understand how to work safely. Our contractors are critical in our Goal Zero journey and tonight is about recognising their exceptional achievements in safety.”

Meanwhile Dato’ Sri Richard Riot Anak Jaem, Minister of Human Resources Malaysia said; “I have been involved in various programmes organised by Shell and I believe they demonstrate clearly their commitment to being a safe and responsible business.”

He continued by saying “I applaud Shell Malaysia for taking the lead to promote and recognise the people and the companies that actually commit to and deliver outstanding safety performance. It is encouraging to see a good partnership between Shell and its contractors and the commitment to safety.”

The Shell Malaysia Safety Awards are part of the Shell Contractor Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Forum. The Shell CEO Forum, held annually brings together leaders from Shell and their contractors with the aim of improving the HSSE practices and performance.

Shell Rimula is the Premium Sponsor in the Lubricants / Fuels category of the Asian Trucker Drivers Club.

Shell Rimula, the leading heavy duty diesel engine oil brand in Malaysia, has kicked off the Shell Rimula Technology Lab roadshow in Sarawak and Sabah as part of its 2014 global promotion in Kuching on 10 May, 2014.

The Shell Rimula Technology Lab would be making stops at a total of eight locations in Sarawak and Sabah from 10 May till 22 June, 2014.

The four locations in Sarawak are KTS Crown Tower in Kuching on 10 May from 10.00 am – 2.00 pm; Delta Mall, Sibu on 13 May from 12.00 noon – 4.00 pm; Park City Mall, Bintulu on 15 May from 12.00 noon – 4.00 pm and E-Mart Supermarket, Bandar Baru Permy Jaya, Miri on 17 May from 12.00 noon – 4.00 pm.

In Sabah, the Shell Rimula Technology Lab will also be making stops at four locations. They are Giant Supermarket at Mile 5, Jalan Labuk, Sandakan on 6 June, Teck Guan Sdn Bhd, Taman Seri Perdana, Jalan Silam, Lahad Datu on 8 June, Giant Supermarket at Jalan Apas, Tawau on 14 June and Sutera Harbour in Kota Kinabalu on 22 June. All the roadshows are held from 10.00 am till 2.00 pm and open to the public.

Whilst maintaining the ‘Hardworking’ theme that has resonated well with truckers in the past two years, this year’s Shell Rimula roadshow takes on a more educational approach via the Shell Rimula Technology Lab.

The aim of the Shell Rimula Technology Lab is to demonstrate the innovative technology behind Shell Rimula and the superior benefits of synthetic lubricants in a fun and experiential way using special demonstration tool kits, digital applications, fun games and videos.

According to Mr Alex Lim, Shell Lubricants Marketing Manager, the combination of technology leadership, innovative products that deliver tangible benefits and strong ground-level interaction that demonstrated empathy with customers have strengthened Shell Rimula’s market leadership position globally and also in Malaysia.

“At Shell, we also stand apart from the competition as a total lubricants solutions provider to fleet operators. We have a specially designed product and business solutions offering called “Driveline” that comprises a complete portfolio of technologically superior products to protect every driveline component against wear, acids and deposits: Shell Rimula heavy-duty diesel engine oils; Shell Spirax transmission, axle and gear oils; and Shell Gadus greases,” he said.

The Shell Rimula global promotion this year also offers customers from around the world the opportunity to come together to compete in the 2014 Shell Rimula Heavyweight Driving Challenge as part of an exclusive VIP trip to London, England.

Come September, six Grand Prize winners from Malaysia will be among global finalists from 12 countries who will put their heavy-duty driving skills to the test by driving a range of heavy vehicles through a series of obstacles. The bespoke challenges will test participants’ driving accuracy, vehicle control and teamwork in a bid to be crowned the Shell Rimula Heavyweight Driving Champion.

The contest from 1 April till 30 June, 2014, is open to all customers who purchase a drum or pail of Shell Rimula R4, R5 or R6 heavy-duty diesel engine oil.

Shell Rimula is committed to research and development, investing heavily to ensure its heavy-duty engine oils are tested in the world’s hardest working vehicles and driving conditions. It is these learnings that are then applied to benefit Shell Rimula customers and offer them the most advanced lubricant products available in the world for all heavy-duty vehicles.

For more information on the latest Shell Rimula products and global promotion, please go to www.shell.com.my/rimula-heavyweight-challenge .

Shell Rimula, jenama minyak enjin diesel tugasan berat utama di Malaysia, telah melancarkan pameran bergerak Makmal Teknologi Shell Rimula di Sarawak dan Sabah sebagai sebahagian daripada promosi global 2014.

Makmal Teknologi Shell Rimula akan singgah di lapan lokasi di Sarawak dan Sabah dari 10 Mei hingga 22 Jun 2014.

Empat lokasi di Sarawak ialah KTS Crown Tower di Kuching pada 10 Mei dari jam 10.00 pg – 2.00 ptg; Delta Mall, Sibu pada 13 Mei dari jam 12.00 tgh hari – 4.00 ptg; Park City Mall, Bintulu pada 15 Mei dari 12.00 tgh hari ini – 4.00 ptg dan E-Mart Supermarket, Bandar Baru Permy Jaya, Miri pada 17 Mei dari 12.00 tgh hari – 4.00 ptg.

Di Sabah, Makmal Teknologi Shell Rimula juga akan membuat persinggahan di empat lokasi, iaitu Giant Supermarket di Batu 5, Jalan Labuk, Sandakan pada 6 Jun; Teck Guan Sdn Bhd, Taman Seri Perdana, Jalan Silam, Lahad Datu pada 8 Jun; Giant Supermarket di Jalan Apas, Tawau pada 14 Jun dan Sutera Harbour di Kota Kinabalu pada 22 Jun. Semua pameran bergerak akan diadakan dari jam 10.00 pg hingga 2.00 ptg dan terbuka kepada orang ramai.

Sambil mengekalkan tema ‘Kerja Keras’ yang telah mendapat sambutan menggalakkan daripada pemandu trak pada dua tahun lepas, pameran bergerak Shell Rimula tahun ini mengambil pendekatan yang lebih bersifat pendidikan menerusi Makmal Teknologi Shell Rimula.

Matlamat Makmal Teknologi Shell Rimula ialah untuk memaparkan teknologi inovatif di sebalik Shell Rimula dan ciri kelebihan minyak pelincir sintetik itu dengan cara yang menyeronokkan dan berasaskan pengalaman menggunakan kit alatan demonstrasi khas, aplikasi digital, permainan menyeronokkan dan video.

Menurut Encik Alex Lim, Pengurus Pemasaran Shell Lubricants, kombinasi antara kepimpinan teknologi, produk inovatif yang memberikan manfaat ketara dan interaksi berkesan di peringkat akar umbi yang menunjukkan kesefahaman dengan pelanggan telah memantapkan kepimpinan pasaran Shell Rimula di peringkat global dan juga di Malaysia.

“Di Shell, kami turut membezakan diri daripada pesaing sebagai penyedia penyelesaian minyak pelincir lengkap bagi pengendali angkatan kenderaan. Kami mempunyai penyelesaian produk dan perniagaan yang terkhusus dinamakan “Driveline”, dengan portfolio lengkap produk yang canggih dari segi teknologi untuk melindungi setiap komponen tali pacuan daripada kehausan, asid dan enapan. Produk tersebut termasuk minyak enjin diesel tugas berat Shell Rimula; minyak transmisi, gandar dan gear Shell Spirax; dan gris Shell Gadus,” katanya.

Promosi global Shell Rimula tahun ini juga memberi peluang kepada pelanggan dari seluruh dunia untuk berhimpun dan bersaing dalam Cabaran Memandu Kenderaan Berat Shell Rimula 2014 yang merupakan sebahagian daripada lawatan VIP eksklusif ke London, England.

Pada bulan September ini kelak, enam pemenang Hadiah Utama dari Malaysia akan dipilih untuk bersaing dengan peserta akhir dari 12 negara lain dalam pertandingan yang akan menguji kemahiran memandu masing-masing. Peserta perlu memandu pelbagai kenderaan berat untuk menempuh satu siri halangan. Cabaran yang dicipta khas tersebut akan menguji kejituan memandu, kawalan kenderaan dan kerjasama sepasukan peserta dalam usaha mereka dinobatkan Juara Cabaran Memandu Kenderaan Berat Shell Rimula.

Peraduan yang diadakan dari 1 April hingga 30 Jun 2014 ini terbuka kepada semua pelanggan yang membeli tong atau baldi minyak enjin diesel tugas berat Shell Rimula R4, R5 atau R6.

Shell Rimula komited terhadap penyelidikan dan pembangunan, dengan membuat pelaburan besar untuk memastikan minyak enjin tugas beratnya diuji dalam kenderaan paling berat dan keadaan pemanduan paling sukar. Hasil penyelidikan inilah yang kemudiannya diguna pakai demi manfaat pelanggan Shell Rimula untuk menawarkan produk minyak pelincir paling canggih di dunia untuk semua kenderaan berat.

Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai produk terkini dan promosi global Shell Rimula, sila layari www.shell.com.my/rimula-heavyweight-challenge .

This third road show and seminar has been running for a few months and concluded in Port Dickson, Seremban having demonstrated how fleet operators and owners can improve their bottom line.

The first Shell road show in Malaysia was carried out in 2012 with the "Truck Recreation" concept which was a more fun based approach. This year, Shell has changed the theme a bit in order to highlighted more of Shell's technology. The invited guests were Shell customers, distributors and prospect clients.

The Asian Trucker team joined the proceedings in Kulai Jaya, Johor to witness the second last stop for the road show. The road show comprises of a total of ten individual events all over Peninsular Malaysia and seven sessions in East Malaysia, making it a total of 17 events for this year. It has started in April from the North, making its way down South and the last stop is to be in Port Dickson.

During the events, a seminar is held as a communications channel to give clear information and reason about why everyone should invest in Shell technology. Shell showcased how specially designed products can provide better lubrication and protection of engine parts in order to increase production and extending the lifespan of your equipment. The seminar also emphasized and demonstrated the different Shell lubricants and how they work in various applications and environments.
“We are very happy! The crowd for today's event is quite good as half of them are existing customers and we welcomed more new prospects that came to the seminar. The existing customers are more interested to know what else we can do for them other than providing diesel for their trucks. The interest of prospect customers is to get clear reasons on why they should invest in Shell and how their engine or equipment can perform longer and better,” said Alex Lim, Cluster Marketing Manager for Malaysia and Singapore.

“We want to continue gathering feedback from our customers about the road show because automatically it is something to add value to them. If it’s a yes, we will continue with this approach as our annual event and if we could do much better, we might try to do something different next year,” said Alex Lim.

During the road show, Shell is also promoting the "Heavyweight Champion", a global competition whereby six winners will be flying to London for the finals. Some 10 to 15 countries around the world have taken part in the global competition. The finals will be happening end of September and Asian Trucker will report about the event.

Syarikat pengangkutan minyak kelapa sawit tempatan, Sidhu Brothers telah beralih ke Ctrack untuk sistem pengesanan kenderaan. Berikut ialah fasa ujian intensif dengan jumlah 7 sistem yang berbeza, pembekal dari Afrika Selatan telah memberi kelulusan. Dalam syarikat itu, 86 trak akan dilengkapi dengan sistem Ctrack ini.

"Dengan ini, kami dapat memantau trak kami dengan lebih baik dan dapat menawarkan perkhidmatan yang lebih memuaskan kepada pelanggan kami. Seperti yang anda tahu, kami perlu mengutamakankan keperluan pelanggan kami dan ini merupakan satu lagi langkah selaras dengan moto kami" kata Jimmy Sidhu, Pengarah Komersial perniagaan. “Minyak kelapa sawit juga merupakan bahan makanan dan proses pengangkutannya memerlukan syarat-syarat yang tertentu seperti,ketepatan masa penghantaran. Minyak kelapa sawit merupakan barangan yang sangat berharga dan kapal tangki minyak kelapa sawit merupakan sasaran untuk rampasan.

Pemasangan akan mengambil masa dalam tiga fasa dan telah mula pada bulan Januari. Pengarah Urusan Ctrack, Omar Hatmi mengulas bahawa "Ini adalah perjanjian yang sangat penting untuk kita. Syarikat-syarikat seperti Sidhu Brothers memerlukan sistem canggih yang boleh melakukan lebih dari sekadar meletakkan dot pada peta. Kami pasti bahawa syarikat-syarikat yang lain juga akan mengikut jejak langkah Sidhu Brothers”.