SHAH ALAM: Volvo Trucks’ Fuelwatch Challenge has a winner. And he’s Nor Rahmat Abd Talib, who drives for Prifaria Sdn Bhd in Prai.
Nor Rahmat will move on to represent Malaysia in Fuelwatch Asia Finals 2015 in Thailand. This is the sixth year the contest is being held.
Nor Rahmat
Volvo Trucks’ annual Fuelwatch Challenge was held as a training and competition for truck drivers and it offers a treasure trove of skills and information, equipping truckers with the ability to churn out the best fuel consumption possible for their vehicles
Nor Rahmat was one of the 18 truck drivers to push through to the semi-finals and finals – where contestants needed to battle it out in a real time driving challenge covering a 45km distance. During the real time fuel efficiency test, Mr Nor Rahmat Bin Abd Talib achieved the lowest fuel consumption, clocking 2.83 kilometres with just one litre of fuel while carrying a load of 20 tonne in the Volvo FM 440.
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