The UD Extra Mile Challenge simulates a day in the life of a truck driver and tests both pre-inspection and driving techniques i.e. from fuel efficient and safe driving to parking skills.
The 2020 UDEMC winners were selected among 500 drivers who had competed in qualifying rounds held in nine countries i.e. Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines. Each winner was awarded an Ultimate Driver prize box, which included a custom made cap, shirt and masks. Last but not least the box contained two virtual airline tickets to Japan, which will be converted to actual tickets once normal international travel resumes.
The Ultimate Drivers in the respective truck category, representing their respective companies and countries are:
- Australia (UD Quon): Steve Gould, B&D Crane Trucks
- Indonesia (UD Quester): Irwan Wijaya, PT. Lancar Jaya Logistik
- Malaysia (UD Quester): Khairul Nafsha bin Ishak, Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd
- Qatar (UD Quester): Sameer Shah, Power Waste Management
- Abu Dhabi (UD Quester): Khalid Aboud, Western Bainoona Group
- Philippines (UD Quester): Efren Zamora, Mindanao Trucking Corporation
- South Africa (UD Quester): Cederic Ricardo Matthyse, Darling Romery
- South Africa (UD Quon): Cornel van der Westhuizen, Grain Carriers
- Singapore (UD Quon): Tay Kay Poo, NSL OilChem Waste Management Pte Ltd
- Thailand (UD Quester): Suppachai Tacharoen, Nim See Seng Transport 1988
Our UD Ultimate Driver, Khairul Nafsha, has about 13 years’ experience as a truck driver. Although he only started driving the UD Quester about 3 years ago, Khairul also scored the best marks in the “Best Driving Skill” category at the local round of the UDEMC. Khairul’s win in the Malaysia round also represented the second consecutive year that a driver from Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd had won the local UDEMC.
On behalf of the winners, Efren Zamora from Philippines, thanked UD Trucks for its support, saying “COVID-19 added challenges to our daily work. In Philippines, we were required to submit additional documentation when entering different cities, which hampered our operations somewhat. However, this was also motivation to improve my driving skills to maximize fuel efficiency while keeping safety as the top priority. Being recognized as an Ultimate Driver is a huge honor for me and I hope to become an even better driver in the future.”
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