On Friday, October 24 we celebrated a major milestone – the 10 Year Anniversary of our South Central Truck & Bus dealership. 

It was wonderful to come together and celebrate our anniversary with the people who have been a part of our journey, whilst also looking ahead to the future.

Enjoy the video below which features the many highlights from the event.

 

On the night, guests arrived at our state-of-the-art dealership to find it had been transformed for this special event. 

 

Hosted inside and outside of the dealership’s showroom, guests were greeted with a range of trucks and buses on display that spanned generations, as well as festoon lights and umbrellas to set the scene for the evening. 

 

This impressive truck display featured one of a kind vintage trucks from the Crawford Family Collection, as well as the latest innovations from our truck brands Volvo, Mack and UD Trucks. A selection of three new Hallet Concrete Macks were also proudly on display. 

 

During the celebrations we were excited to hand over a brand-new Volvo FH16 780hp truck to the proud new owners Peter and Corey from Clift Freight Services.

 

With close to 150 people in attendance, including members of the CMV Group Board and representatives from Volvo Group Australia, our guests enjoyed delicious canapes from Indulgence Catering and were entertained by our amazing solo guitarist, Brian Ruiz. 

 

Formalities began with some heartfelt words from General Manager, Bill Lane, who expressed his gratitude to the team for their dedication, hard work, and commitment and setting a high standard across the dealership.

 

Bill gave guests an insight into the dealership’s journey and expressed gratitude to our customers for their continued support. Many of these partnerships have lasted more than 30 years and are now multigenerational, with several family generations working alongside our business.

 

A key to our success has been having the ability to provide our customers with industry-leading truck brands - Volvo, Mack and UD Trucks. Our parent company, the CMV Group, has partnered with Volvo Group Australia for 57 years and together, we have shared values and excitement for the future of transportation. 

 

Next Volvo Group Australia’s Vice President - Mack Trucks Austalia, Tony O’Connell, took to the stage and shared interesting insights into the CMV Group’s long standing partnership with Volvo Group Australia and highlighted the amazing achievements of the South Central Truck & Bus team. 

“The partnership with South Central Truck & Bus is really important to us, as a manufacturer we rely on our dealer network to service and support our customers and to be there everyday.”

“A big thank you to the complete South Central Truck & Bus team. We simply couldn’t do it without you all,” said Tony 

 

CMV Group’s Joint Managing Director, Miles Crawford, then proudly stepped up to the microphone and gave everyone an overview of the dealership’s rich history in South Australia and shared his enthusiasm for what is next for the dealership and the industry.

 

“Over the next 10 years it will be exciting to see how the South Central Truck & Bus business grows, continuing to support the transport industry, our customers and business partners in the state of South Australia,” said Miles. 

Following the speeches, our guests took the opportunity to continue to enjoy the great food and drink, as well as admire the impressive trucks on display.

As our guests left, we encouraged them to take home their special gift to help commemorate the night – a 10 Year Anniversary stubby holder and commemorative CMV Farms bottle of Sid's Run Cabernet Malbec wine.  

 

It was so important for us to have the opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and how South Central Truck & Bus has grown to become one of South Australia’s leading heavy duty truck dealers, supporting transport operators across the state. 

This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing customers, expert team members and our world-class truck brands. 

Over the past decade, our dedicated sales, parts and service teams have built strong relationships with our customers, providing exceptional customer service to keep their trucks on the road and their businesses moving forward. 

It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying the celebrations for this incredible dealership milestone, and we are truly grateful to all who joined us, for making the night so special. We can’t wait to see the next chapter of the dealership’s journey.