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It was a proud day last month when FAW Vehicle Manufacturers South Africa (Pty) Ltd produced their 2 000th locally built truck at the Coega plant. Employees and plant management gathered to celebrate the occasion, with high praise and gratitude...

With the festive season approaching, many South Africans are using bonuses and 13th cheques to shop for vehicles. Online and in-person auctions offering repossessed or pre-owned cars at competitive prices are especially appealing during this time.

Hino fared very well in two recent surveys of truck companies in South Africa. These were the Scott Byers Network’s Comparative Customer Satisfaction Monitor (CCSM) and the Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) conducted under the auspices of the National Automobile...

Having clean and orderly workplaces in an industrial setting like a warehouse serves a purpose beyond meeting health and safety standards. Emma Corder, MD of Industroclean, says the downside to not meeting basic cleanliness standards have far-reaching...

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK has launched new qualifications for commercial fleet managers. Created in partnership with the commercial transport industry, the qualifications are the first in the sector and are aimed at equipping current and...

Messe Frankfurt, organisers of Automechanika events around the world, has engaged global transport consultancy Frost & Sullivan to help it devise a new mobility trade fair – Hypermotion. The agreement was signed last month. The consultants have been brought in...

An on-board dual camera system from global fleet management vehicle recovery and insurance telematics provider, Cartrack, reduces the costs of managing vehicle fleets, while creating new ways to motivate drivers and improve their on-the-road performance. Historically, commercial drivers within fleets...

Drivers on South African roads see them every day: medium commercial vehicles transporting their loads from one point to another. Yet, much less attention is paid to C1 category vehicles or ‘Sprinters’ and the skills required to safely move...

From rugby players to ministers, from Karoo primary school learners to sub-Sahara African (SSA) vehicle buyers - everyone is interested in exactly how an Isuzu bakkie and truck is built. Isuzu Motors South Africa is one of three...

Blackberry - the once heavyweight in the telecommunications segment - is attempting to reinvent itself in the logistics sector with the launch of the Blackberry Radar – a tracking system dedicated to the fleet and trucking industry. The Canadian company...