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2020 truck of the year Photos by Cristian Brunelli 20 APRIL 2021 ownerdriver.com.au
LEGEND WINS OUT The 2020 Valvoline Truck of the Year recipient has been decided and, due to another COVID lockout, belatedly presented. Warren Aitken travels to Dalmore, Victoria to hand the prized trophy to the delighted Inverno family, proud owners of a sparkling Kenworth Legend 900 WELCOME TO APRIL and, finally, the announcement of the 2020 Valvoline Owner//Driver Truck of the Year award. With the high calibre of Valvoline Truck of the Month winners it was a pretty tight race to the flag but, in the end, much like The Highlander, there can be only one. Owner//Driver magazine, along with Valvoline, are proud as punch to award the trophy to the entire Inverno family and their stunning Kenworth 900 Legend. With 2020 being such a strange, screwed-thepooch kind of year, it seems almost poetic that it has taken us so long to be able to get down to surprise the Inverno family and hand over the Valvoline Owner//Driver Truck of the Year trophy. In truth, I had snuck down earlier but another quick-fire Victoria lockdown had me out of the state before I could get the trophy delivered. Therefore, it was an absolute pleasure for me and a bit of a shock for Peppi, Danielle, Jeremy and Chris, when I finally got to rock up and break the news to them. So, a quick rundown on the Inverno 900 Legend. G&D Inverno runs a fleet of five trucks with the 900 being the boss’s workhorse. Sorry, I should clarify, the family will actually tell you Danielle is the boss, so I should say ‘the 900 is driven by Peppi’. There is a custom-built B-double tautliner set Left: The Kenworth Legend 900’s regular run is Melbourne to Adelaide ownerdriver.com.au APRIL 2021 21
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