Volvo Trucks opens new dealership in Alrode
Volvo Trucks South Africa yesterday opened a new dedicated service and parts dealership in Alrode, Gauteng. This now brings the company’s number of dealers to twenty in South Africa, strengthening Volvo Trucks’ footprint in the country and bringing support...
‘The Flying Passenger’ the world’s first stunt featuring a truck and a paraglider
In Volvo Trucks’ new Live Test, a paraglider and a Volvo FH are about to go on a breath taking journey. The truck needs to keep the paraglider in the air whilst giving it a lift uphill, on winding...
New VP of Mercedes-Benz Vans Southern Africa
Mercedes-Benz has appointed Nadia Trimmel as vice-president of its Vans Division. She replaces Nicolette Lambrechts, who in January takes up an appointment at Mercedes-Benz Vans in Canada.
Trimmel joined Mercedes-Benz in 2014 as National Sales Manager of the Vans Division....
MAN’s Lion Intercity wins Russian Intercity Bus of the Year award
MAN Truck & Bus Russia has announced that its Lion Intercity bus has been awarded top prize in the Coach/Intercity category in the country’s Commercial Vehicle of the Year awards.
Now in its 16th year, the Best Commercial Vehicles of...
Mercedes-Benz CharterWay delivers a royal Christmas to the Queen
The town of Coburg in Baveria, Germany, has sent a specially-grown 12-metre tall fir tree to Queen Elizabeth II, transported by Mercedes-Benz CharterWay to Windsor Castle.
Taking the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845 LS alongside haulage operator Christoph Hofmann, was Christian...
Farmer’s pride
Jacques Beukes, a table grape and pears farmer from the De Doorns region of the Western Cape, recently received the 2016 Agri SA Toyota Young Farmer of the Year award – and a Hilux – from long-time sponsors of...
MAN delivers 1 000th bus to Golden Arrow
A business partnership spanning 15 years recently saw MAN Truck & Bus South Africa deliver its 1 000th bus to the Cape’s Golden Arrow Bus Services.
Commenting on the successful relationship, Markus Geyer, MD of MAN Truck & Bus SA, said...
New additions to UD’s Quester line-up
UD Trucks Southern Africa has added three new trucks to its Quester range – a rigid 4x2, a rigid 6x2 and a 6x4 dedicated compactor chassis.
Gert Swanepoel, acting vice-president of UD Trucks Southern Africa, says the company’s strategy of...
German Ski Association turns to MAN
MAN Truck & Bus has presented two TGXs to the German Ski Association (DSV) as the country’s ski season officially opens.
The 500hp TGXs are equipped with a new combination of automated MAN TipMatic transmission and MAN HydroDrive hydrostatic front-wheel...
Maintaining up time
Rowlands Peters, head of Daimler’s FleetBoard Division, offers insights in to the telematics system’s success in South Africa. Ryan de Smidt reports
Telematics systems have become vital fleet management tools in any logistics operator’s armoury – and Daimler South Africa’s...
