While the name OzTruckers may lead operators to believe that this new service doesn’t cater to them, they would be sorely mistaken.
Launching yesterday, OzTruckers offers truck drivers and bus operators all around Australia the chance to benefit from a variety of savings, ranging from fuel to retail.
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It’s subscription process allows drivers to access a wide range of benefits, starting with an 8.5 cents per litre discount on fuel.
By paying a monthly subscription fee, operators will be able to access these savings, with parts, repairs, tyres, workwear, phone plans, subscriptions, insurance and financing, travel and food and beverages all part of the OzTruckers discounts.
“During my recent time in the industry, I got to spend a lot of time talking to owner drivers and smaller transport companies – I found they had plenty of pain points when it came to expenses and funding their lives on the road,” Oz Truckers founder Andrew ‘Drew’ Davis says.
“I decided to create Oz Truckers – a place to provide discounts, rewards and enticing offers for anything that adds value to a driver’s life.”
Initially, the company aims to deliver helpful offers that focus on smaller companies, with the goal being to evolve the subscription service to something that also encompasses larger-scale fleets.
For businesses, the membership is tax deductible, adding more value to savings.
“We charge up to $79 a month for membership, with all of the value going back to our drivers and our carrier base. We’ve already calculated that drivers could save up to $500 a month on fuel alone by using our savings, so you already make money out of the membership before looking at the parts and servicing side,” Davis says.
Through monthly or annual membership, the Oz Truckers team will continue growing the benefit partnership network to deliver more savings to operators moving forward.
Davis is also planning a $29 a month membership that will be solely based on lifestyle benefits, meaning drivers who are already on employee benefit schemes with their businesses can still enjoy external savings with Oz Truckers.
“If you work for someone, they may put carriers on schemes that give you benefits on fuel and more,” Davis says.
“So we have an option outside of these core savings where drivers can just get access to lifestyle benefits – someone may buy this for themselves, or they may push their business to look after drivers by setting them up on the employee benefits lifestyle membership.”
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