Truckmasters committed to auto industry’s growth
Truckmasters, a car sales, service and spare parts company located in Ikeja, Lagos has demonstrated its strength in after-sales services during a training session organised for the motoring journalists.
This, the company says, is in furtherance of its mission and core value in developing local skills in automotive industry through sole or joint initiatives for technical training and development in Nigeria.
Briefing the journalists during the opening session of a training for auto journalists at Truckmasters headquarters, the executive director, Oseme Oigiagbe said “It is our view that once in a time, journalists who cover the industry should have a comprehensive knowledge or skills around the sector, not only by writing but also by involving self in a Do-it-yourself approach.
“Lots are happening now at various auto assemblies and manufacturing plants in the country. I know you (automobile journalists) have toured some of the plants. So this training and workshop will go a long way to impact on your horned skills and also a long way at encouraging patronage of our services and at the long run, accelerate the Nigerian Industrial Development Plan. I welcome you as your drop your pens and adorn the mechanical garment today.”
Cletus Okenweze, the training centre manager, who was saddled with the responsible of the training proper, took the journalist in an hour long interaction session on how auto body repairs are carried out even in a do it yourself approach.
Slides of accidental vehicles being repaired and its advantages took the centre stage.
Oseme later took the classroom again and fielded questions and answers, as he led the journalists through a practical session where they were shown how the chassis of a vehicle look like and then went through their diagnostic centre, workshop, painting lobby and the spare parts section all manned by trained auto executives.
The executive director said that the major focus of Truckmasters business is the provision of after sales services on a multi-brand basis through equipped workshop for passenger and commercial vehicles. It also have the capacity for the maintenance of any firm’s fleet of passenger and commercial vehicles with a lot of benefits to give the firm the better span of control over fleet asset management and running costs, also to conviently drive maintenance cost down by 10 per cent.
Oseme affirmed that “Truckmasters operates a technical training school in collaboration with federal government of Nigeria through the agency of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the Nigerian Employers Consultative Assembly for training and development of technical skills for the auto industry.
According to him, the company also runs Driver Training Programme for commercial vehicles (Truck) drivers and refresher training for drivers of Executives or high net worth individuals to acquaint them with modern technology and inculcate soft skills and right behavior.”
At the end of the training/workshop session, Tony Arenyeka, the Managing Director, Truckmasters said he was delighted to have the auto journalists around.
“I am most delighted to have all of you here, to be part of what we do, to be part of our life, we welcome you and also back here once more. I believe that the high point of this training should be the free training workshops and simulation exercises powered by us and the free range of auto-diagnostics and repair services offered to your exclusive learning.” Arenyeka stated.
Truckmasters Nigeria Limited, a one-stop custom experience centre for automobile owners, is a private limited liability Company that is promoted by competent locals with hands-on industry and business experience.
The company has a trading unit, which deals in automobile components, including tyres, Bosch Brake pads and Baldwin filters. Though Truckmasters holds authorized dealership status for Hyundai, Forland, GAC and Isuzu brands, it runs multi-brand aftersales workshop for all popular auto brands at its all-equipped workshop for passenger and commercial vehicles.