Australian UD Trucks team, Night Riders, were awarded second place at the 2022 Gemba Challenge in Japan.

The Gemba Challenge is an annual UD Trucks global technician competition to test and challenge UD staff and to recognise and celebrate talent.

Australia’s two finalist teams, the Night Riders (VCV Brisbane North) and the CLASSICS (VCV Sydney Prestons), battled through six demanding workshop and theory-based challenges for a top spot in the competition.

Night Riders placed second overall, less than a point behind Team Japan who took out first place.

The result comes after two rigorous rounds of competition on Australian turf, that originally brought together 46 teams across the country, comprising of 164 frontline UD dealership and workshop staff. The Night Riders and the CLASSICS were among the 12 teams that qualified for the final out of 587 global contending teams at the start of the competition.