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2026 Product Information & Customer Appreciation Evening
Melbourne North Truck Centre held its first Product Information & Customer Appreciation Evening on April 17 to thank our amazing customers for their ongoing support of our parts business.
From the moment guests entered through the front dealership gates, they were greeted by a festoon-lit outdoor pop-up beer garden with rustic wine barrels inviting them to gather round and drink a beer off the wood. Ausway Transport’s very impressive Kenworth T909 – affectionally named “Highway to Heaven” by the Sooch family in honour of a recently passed family member, was positioned perfectly to frame the beergarden.
As the sun set, the standout features of Ausway Transport’s T909 truly came to life. The truck showcased a range of distinctive details, including LED lighting surrounding the Kenworth badge, marker lights outlining the truck, blue LEDs on the exhaust shields, melon lights beneath the chassis, a Cummins LED windscreen banner, and the memorial airbrushed artwork on the rear of the cab.
Upon entering the workshop, guests were welcomed by the Melbourne North Truck Centre team who presented them with a gift bag filled with goodies and encouraged them to grab a drink from the bar.
As the night began, guests enjoyed a cold beer while catching up with the Melbourne North Truck Centre team members, and feasting on a fantastic selection of food, catered by Essential Catering. The highlight of the night was the deliciously crispy and flavourful katsu chicken burgers alongside their famous beef pies, which quickly became a hit among guests. The spread created the perfect atmosphere for mingling, laughter, and good conversation throughout the evening.
The display of trucks wasn’t just reserved for outside; two impressive vehicles were also featured inside. The Freestone’s Transport showroom truck, a Peterbilt 379, and the Ausway Transport Kenworth T610SAR stood proudly as the backdrop of the event.
More than 18 suppliers from the industry's leading brands were also in attendance, offering guests a valuable opportunity to connect directly with product experts. Each stall featured engaging displays, allowing guests to check out product demonstrations at the stalls that were set up throughout the space.
A couple of suppliers even added interactive elements to their stalls encouraging guests to get involved in the fun! Fleetguard ran a “Beat the Clock” challenge, where participants raced to remove and replace a fuel water separator filter within the housing assembly.
Meanwhile, Lelox Australia set up a putting green, giving guests the chance to test their golf skills - or lack of! To win, guests had to hit the ball a certain distance along the green and land the ball within the target.
A special thank you to all our suppliers who delivered outstanding parts displays and exclusive offers throughout the night:
- Narva
- Alcoa Wheels
- Capricorn
- SAF-Holland
- Fleetguard Filtration
- Castrol
- PACCAR Parts
- Auto Klene
- Hendrickson
- Ryco Group
- DANA
- Armoury Wheels
- Meritor
- Lelox Australia
- Alemlube
- Timken
- D’Angelo Engineering
- Dometic Australia
- Cummins
- JOST Australia
A big thank you again to our valued customers for taking time out of their week to attend our Product Information & Customer Appreciation Evening. We look forward to hosting another epic event in the future!
To view all the photos from the evening, please visit our Facebook page.