Beside the drivers, technicians play an important role in maintaining the condition of the trucks. They are the group of people that have the expertise to fix any problem in a truck or bus and top find an appropiate solution. Scania Malaysia Top Team Competition 2014-2015 edition is a global competition that is held every two years. Each of the Scania markets will run their national competition similarly to the one we witnessed this past weekend in Malaysia. The competition is the mixture of a theory and practical sessions in a number of stations.

Congratulations goes to the winning team, Harimau Malaya which will continue their journey representing Malaysia in the regional finals in Guangzhou, China in 2015. The top team, Team Harimau Malaya comprising of Amir bin Hamzah, Adde Ham bin Abdul Rahman, Mohd Ghazali bin Mapaita, Mohd Zainy bin Mohd Fadil and Mohammad Hairol Zaki bin Missuan from Scania Malaysia Bukit Jelutong walked away with a team trophy, official certificates of participation and official Scania watches.
Prior to the finals on 29 November 2014, participating teams from all services personnel across Malaysia had to go through a written test in order to qualify as finalists. As a result, the total number of five teams were chosen to compete in the finals that was held last Saturday: Auto City from Butterworth branch, Borneo Hornbill from Bintulu branch, Harimau Malaya from Bukit Jelutong branch, Innovative from Bukit Jelutong branch and Pendekar Penyu from Ipoh branch. Each team consisted of three service Personnel, one Parts Personnel and one Service Advisor.

Five stations representing all of the five above mentioned components were set up. The teams were not told of the components which they were to be tested on. At every station, each team was given 20 minutes for problem solving and to explain to a panel of judges from Scania what they found and how they approached the problems found. Following this, another 20 minutes were allocated for team members to re-group and discuss among themselves while the judges deliberated.

“Of course I’m expecting the team for this year to excel and perform better than in the previous competition. We have global standard training facilities here and investing in training equipments and the team. Every week, we send ten to 12 mechanics to a training course. Therefore, I’m hoping that the participants will use all the skills and knowledge that they gain from the training course into the competition,” said Gary Archer, Services Director Scania Southeast Asia.
“Furthermore, for every round of the competition we design a different challenge for the participants. Difficult, tight rules and much more challenging, that’s for sure,” he added.

Through the Scania Top Team Competition, Scania aims to develop Services personnel’s skills by way of combining studies, training and teamwork with challenges presented by the competition. Hoping that the results will bring immense benefits to the participants and, subsequently, to Scania customers by providing more effective services. In return, this may help meet the worldwide demand for qualified service workshop staff, especially in Malaysia.