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“I just can’t believe it; I never thought ours would win.” Above: The Legend 900 is always presented in sparkling condition, thanks to Jeremy and Chris Inverno. Photo by Warren Aitken Left: Owner//Driver’s roving reporter Warren Aitken (left) hands over the Valvoline 2020 Truck of the Year trophy to Jeremy, Danielle, Chris and Peppi Inverno 22 APRIL 2021 ownerdriver.com.au
that sits behind the Kenworth when it undertakes its weekly runs, predominantly between Melbourne and Adelaide. In a quirky turn of fate, the day I rocked up to deliver the good news to the family it was bang on three years since Peppi picked the truck up. Over those three years he has racked up over 300,000 kilometres and, if anything, the truck is almost looking better than new. That is our segue into introducing the young man who is really responsible for not just the state of the truck, but for the fact we were able to photograph it and get the whole story behind it as well – Jeremy Inverno. Jeremy spends all his spare time cleaning the G&D fleet, specifically the 900 Legend. That’s not to exclude Jeremy’s younger brother Chris who helps out as well. However, Jeremy has been the driving force behind all this. Window pain We shall just take a little detour here to include a little story that Jeremy’s mum Danielle told me while I was in town. The story explains how Jeremy got into cleaning trucks because it was never something he particularly enjoyed doing. Truth be told, he started because he was shockingly bad at AFL. “Jeremy and Chris were out the front of the house kicking the ball around,” Danielle explains. “I warned them to be careful, then Jeremy kicked it to Chris and it’s gone straight through the front window. “Jeremy was told he’d have to clean the trucks to pay them back for the window.” It’s worth noting here that Jeremy is adamant it was Chris’s bad hands, not his wonky kick that led to the broken window. Either way, Jeremy took to cleaning quickly with a skill level far exceeding his AFL abilities. He soon repaid his parents for the window but remained dedicated to cleaning after school and on weekends. His passion for trucks and his work ethic saw him garner a prized apprenticeship at Hallam Truck Centre in Melbourne at the start of this year – a highly sought-after opportunity. Even this didn’t stop his desire to look after the company fleet though. Such was his pride in the trucks that when the family was approached for a story, it was Jeremy that pushed his publicity-shy dad into running with it. “We were just overwhelmed when the truck got picked for Truck of the Month [last July],” Danielle exclaims, going onto to say it was a real honour considering the standard of trucks throughout Australia. Pristine condition It really was a pleasure when I was able to tell the family that their truck had been voted the 2020 Valvoline Owner//Driver Truck of the Year. At some stage throughout the afternoon I think I heard exactly the same line from everyone – Peppi, Danielle and Jeremy. “I just can’t believe it; I never thought ours would win.” Well it did, and it is well deserved. Even on a random Saturday in early March when I rocked up, the 900 was in pristine condition. Apparently, as is usually the case, Jeremy had already been out washing and polishing after work, getting the truck ready for his dad to head out again on Monday. Full credit to the Invernos. They are a hardworking Australian family that take huge amounts of pride in what they do and how they do it. It was a real honour to award them the 2020 Valvoline Owner//Driver Truck of the Year. ownerdriver.com.au APRIL 2021 23
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