Borger Cranes has taken delivery of its 100th Hino truck, adding a distinctive Indigenous-liveried Hino 700 Series SS 2848 prime mover to its national fleet.
The truck will transport auxiliary crane equipment, including counterweights, supporting a business that employs more than 1,100 people and operates 320 cranes and over 270 vehicles.
For the Indigenous-owned family company, the delivery marks both a fleet milestone and an opportunity to celebrate its heritage.
“My father, who founded Borger Cranes, is Aboriginal and we’re very proud of being a large Indigenous-owned family business, which we wanted to celebrate on the livery of our 100th Hino truck,” said Shawn Borger, General Manager of Borger Crane Hire.
Borger’s fleet works across heavy infrastructure, civil construction, renewable energy and commercial building projects throughout Australia. Its Hino trucks cover several operational roles, with larger 500 Series and 700 Series vehicles transporting equipment, while light-duty 300 Series trucks serve as escort and traffic control vehicles.
Transmission choice is one factor behind the company’s ongoing investment in the brand.
“Hino offers a variety of automatic and automated manual transmissions across its range, which are easier to drive for our operators,” said Borger.
Heavy-duty trucks take a bigger role
Borger first introduced the Hino 700 Series to its fleet in 2024. The heavy-duty range now accounts for more than 20 per cent of its Hino fleet, reflecting its growing role in supporting crane operations.
Hino Australia President and CEO Richard Emery said Borger’s experience reflected a broader pattern of customers expanding their use of Hino across vehicle classes.
“Borger Cranes is one of a growing number of Hino customers that have added our heavy-duty 700 Series to their fleets, following success with the quality, durability and reliability of our light-duty 300 Series and medium-duty 500 Series trucks,” he said.
For fleet managers, Borger’s mix illustrates how different truck classes can support a single operation, matching lighter vehicles to escort duties and heavier vehicles to equipment transport.
Dealer support underpins the relationship
City Hino hosted a celebration at Borger’s Glendenning premises in New South Wales, bringing together employees, key customers and representatives from the dealership and Hino Australia. Emery presented the company with a commemorative plaque.
Borger said the relationship with City Hino remained central to its purchasing decisions.
“With City Hino, we have a dealership that listens and responds – they are more than business partners, they are friends,” he said.
City Hino General Manager Daniel Glynn said the relationship extended across parts, service and fleet, with the two businesses working closely for almost a decade.
“Our team has worked closely with the Borger team for almost a decade throughout the business including in parts, service and fleet,” he said.
The milestone highlights the value of that ongoing support. For a fleet moving cranes and associated equipment between projects, vehicle selection sits alongside the parts availability, servicing and responsive dealer relationships needed to keep operations moving.
