Fortress Income Fund launches R650-million Logistics Park
Fortress Income Fund has officially launched the Louwlardia Logistics Park, a R650-million, A-Grade logistics facility that is under development alongside the N1 in Centurion.
Speaking at the launch, executive director Andrew Teixeira said Louwlardia was part of Fortress’ plan to...
New technology slashes vehicle recovery time
Hijackers are facing a challenge which has the potential to make it more difficult for them to get away with their crimes.
New technology has been introduced aimed at drastically reducing the amount of time during which an alert for...
Are your drivers worthy of Hall of Fame honour?
There’s R20 000 to be won by the commercial vehicle driver judged to be South Africa’s best
Road safety is an integral part of transport operations and, with this in mind, MasterDrive – in association with TruckX 2017 – has launched...
Handling fragile goods
South African logistics company, Consolidated Transport, has opted to make use of a fleet of Hino vehicles in order to handle fragile or sensitive cargo.
Founded in 1994 by Nico van Jaarsveld, Consolidated Transport operates 25 Hino trucks, virtually all...
Driver and sidekick caught red handed while stealing truck
Two suspects were recently apprehended in Mamelodi, north-east of Pretoria, while in the process of stealing a truck carrying a load of processed meat. The truck’s owner later confirmed that one of the suspects was, in fact, an employee...
Scania takes platoon lead
Scania is designing the world’s first full-scale autonomous truck platooning operations, based on its own advanced technology. The platoon will make use of public roads while transporting containers between port terminals in Singapore.
The aim is to organise convoys of...
Ctrack sponsors communications technology for Cape 2 Rio contender
Vehicle tracking solutions provider Ctrack, part of Inseego Corp, is providing satellite communications technology to Raymarine Regardless, a yacht that’s competing in the Cape2Rio Race which starts in Cape Town on New Year’s Day.
The technology will enable the crew,...
Famous Brands picks Cquential
Famous Brands, Africa’s largest branded food service franchisor, has selected Cquential Solutions as its warehouse optimisation partner.
Famous Brand’s group logistics services executive, Bill Davies, says the company elected to partner with Cquential to address the group’s need to deliver...
What a learning curve!
KwaZulu-Natal based truck driver Dharmendra Arejune recently represented South Africa at the world finals of the Volvo Trucks Driver’s Fuel Challenge in Sweden.
Competing against 28 other drivers from 42 countries, Dharmendra, winner of the competition’s South African leg held...
Beating the credit crunch
While South Africa’s economic climate has seen business confidence wane, opting to sweat existing assets – especially when it comes to transport and logistics – may not be in a company’s best interests, says John Loxton, General Manager of...
