“When we went back regarding the bid for the SA Water contract, it was a material change in the vehicle selection compared to what the practices have been in the last 20 years,” said Michael Bourke, Service Stream’s PPEV Transition Lead for the SA Water Adelaide Services Delivery Project. North East Isuzu in Shepparton, Victoria, made it happen despite global stock issues, sourcing 63 of the latest Isuzu D-Max single cabs, with an all-new D-Max boasting the latest tech, safety and features launched in late 2020. Many dealerships in Australia have faced supply shortages of new vehicles during the pandemic. When SA Water and Service Stream were faced with updating their metropolitan fleet, which operates 24/7 on-call in all conditions, it had to be achieved in a strict timeframe to ensure ongoing delivery of SA Water’s services.Ī significant challenge to achieve this was sourcing the core vehicles. Updating a large fleet can be daunting especially when you can’t afford to have vehicles off the road while waiting for replacements. This included 63 Hidrive bodies, consisting of 49 Water Maintenance vehicles and 14 Sewer bodies fitted to MY2021 Isuzu D-Max single-cab utilities. On July 1, 2021, SA Water’s brand-new metro fleet of trucks and utility vehicles, purpose designed and built for the challenges of its crews, was delivered. SA Water called on Hidrive for 63 bespoke inspection units, but with a strict timeframe in which to produce them…
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