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