Isuzu has announced the winners of its annual Truck of the Year competition for 2024.
Isuzu Australia marketing and advertising manager Sam Gangemi says the competition acknowledges loyal customers who chose Isuzu Trucks as their transport partner.
“It’s one of the highlights of our year to bring together Truck of the Year competition entrants and celebrate the hard work they’ve been doing around the country,” Gangemi says.
“It has been our great pleasure to keep this space open for the truck driving community, the owner-operators and small businesses to share their passion for life on the road and their Isuzu trucks for over 25 years now.
“While we congratulate our winners, we also thank all the Aussie truck drivers for their hard work keeping the country moving.”
Every December, Isuzu’s expert judging panel comes together to look at the monthly winners and deliberate on who goes through to the final rounds.
This year, each Isuzu Trucks Series winner (N Series, F Series, FX Series, and FY Series) receives a $1,000 prepaid Visa cash card and a chance at being named the Grand Prize winner.
The Grand Prize Winner receives a $6,000 prepaid Visa cash card and the title of 2024 Truck of the Year.
“The competition is a great way to get a glimpse into how our customers put their trucks to work and all the truly unique thinking that goes into designing their perfect vehicle,” Gangemi says.
“Well done to all who entered, and congratulations to our 2024 prize winners!”
The 2024 Grand Prize winner went to Sydney Side Plumbing, with Mo Mourad and the team winning with their one-of-a-kind NLR 45-150 that wowed the judges.
“We’ve designed a custom NLR 45-150 that’s equipped with everything for our business of leak detection and plumbing in Sydney,” Mourad says.
“My Isuzu truck has a high-pressure water jet out the back, PVC pipe holders on top, and emergency lights and an LED board that can display messages when we’re working on the road.”
Sydney Side Plumbing receive top accolades as 2024 Truck of the Year and also receive the prize for ‘King of the N Series’.
In the King of the F Series sector, Zozo’s Earthworx and Jason Spiteri won with their classic FRR 600 (FRR 110-240) that it runs out of Dean Park, New South Wales.
“What makes our truck special to us is that the whole thing was custom built by myself in my backyard,” Spiteri says.
“I put a lot of hard work and labour into transforming it from the Pantech that it was when I first bought it.”
Dean Lamb and Watts Fresh were the winners of the FX series award with their FXY 240-350 that has a custom-made insulated curtain.
The Watts Fresh delivery truck is busy providing the regional town of Kyneton in Victoria with local deli goods, health foods, fruits and vegetables.
“Our FXY 240-350 has a custom insulated side curtain to keep our produce fresh,” Lamb says.
In the FY sector, Daniel O’Brien and Brooks Lift and Shift won with their FYJ 300-350 crane truck.
The FYJ 300-350 is also used as interstate transportation travelling between Adelaide, Melbourne, and even into Geelong.
“My Isuzu is very versatile in what it is able to carry and lift,” O’Brien says.
Isuzu truck owners can enter the 2025 competition by visiting isuzu.com.au and filling out a simple entry form with a photo and description of the role their Isuzu truck plays in their business.
Isuzu Australia has thanked customers for their ongoing support and extend warm wishes for a safe and happy Christmas.
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