Penske Australia has announced that leading bus operator , Fallons Bus Group, has taken delivery of its 70th MAN bus and that it will be displayed at this week’s Australasia Bus & Coach Expo in Sydney.
Penske said that Fallons the 70th MAN bus is powered by the innovative and reliable 330hp RR8 chassis and the chassis is equipped with a Coach Concepts body.
Fallons Bus Group is a Victorian-based family business that is now run by the three grandsons of the original business owners, Frank and Lorna Fallon.
Penske says that Fallons was Initially introduced to the MAN brand through buying two 1996 16.290 MANs and a 2002 18.360 MAN, and that the Group still has the 18.360 in its fleet, and that it is still running strong with more than 1.3 million kilometres on its odometer.
“The business began in 1962 when my grandparents won a tender for one bus to service a school in Neerim South, Victoria,” said Luke Fallon, a director of Fallons Bus Group.
“My father, Larry, successfully tendered for four bus runs in 1972, before buying the business from my grandparents, and the business grew from there,” Fallon said.
“My brothers, Brock and Heath, are also directors in the business and together, we operate five business entities and 10 depots,” he said.
“Personally I first became familiar with the MAN brand when I worked in Europe as a driver and was very impressed by the product, and at Fallons, we transitioned to MAN as our primary chassis supplier in 2012,” Fallon added.
“I believe MAN is the industry-leading chassis, and key to that is the safety features and innovative driver assistance systems like adaptive cruise control, which is fantastic, especially at night, plus stability control, traction control, ABS, and descent control, together with its powertrain, which dominate other brands on the market,” Fallon said.
“It all comes down to safety, reliability, cents per kilometre, and MAN ticks those boxes, and the support we get from MAN and Penske is paramount to keep our fleet on the road at all times, the team at Penske is fantastic.”
Head of MAN Truck and Bus for Penske Australia and New Zealand, Derek Schroff, said that the delivery of the 70th MAN to Fallons Bus Group was a testament to the strength of the partnership between the organisations.
“Reaching the milestone of 70 MAN buses is a significant achievement and reflects the confidence that Fallons Bus Group has placed in the MAN brand over many years,” said Schroff.
“Its highly respected family-owned business with a proud history of delivering safe and reliable passenger transport 
services, and we are honoured to be part of the journey,” Schroff said.
“We thank the entire Fallon family for their continued trust in MAN and Penske, and we look forward to continuing to work together,” he said.
