Serco surfing a business surge into the new year
Leading South African trailer and truck building company, Serco, is enjoying a significant spike in business going into the end of 2017 which is in sharp contrast to the first eight months of the year when turnover was down.
Managing...
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...
Africa Cup of Nations chooses MAN
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) – organisers of the Africa Cup of Nations event in Gabon – recently ordered a fleet of 16 MAN Lion luxury coaches to transport participating teams from their hotels to sports grounds.
“The order...
TATA Launches new generation Prima in Bhutan.
India’s largest automobile manufacturer TATA Motors – has launched its next generation Prima range of heavy commercial vehicles in Bhutan, Asia.
Produced with technical inputs from across the globe, the new Prima is said to set new benchmarks in styling...
Supply Chain Made Easy
Supply chain solutions enable transporters and warehouse entities to stream-line their processes – ensuring that goods are at their desired locations at all time.
In order to fully integrate into the modern era, most logistics companies’ and warehouses have instilled...
Road transport into a future clouded by the Coronavirus
Broadening its product range and striving to be first out of the blocks to take advantage of business opportunities are among positive developments which have occurred at South African truck and trailer body building company Serco in...
Renault Trucks revives Iranian link
Renault Trucks Europe has revived its partnership with Iranian importer Arya Diesel Motors. An agreement will see the brand’s T-Series models assembled in Iran, with C- and K-Series trucks exported to the country. The agreement covers distribution and after-sales...
Barloworld Logistics boosts values-driven education
Barloworld Logistics recently commenced its partnership with the Love Trust, a local non-profit organisation established in 2009. The organisation seeks to bring hope to young children in under-resourced communities by providing and supporting values-driven education.
Love Trust’s vision is to...
Speed in a Suit has a winner
TruckX 2018 saw the staging of the annual SA Express Parcel Association (SAEPA) Speed in a Suit competition sponsored by CarTrack and Fiat. The winner of this year’s challenge was Steven Saffy with Mark Scott and Eddie Vosloo coming...
Fords heavy truck division creates ‘Safe Cap’
Ford Brazil’s Heavy Truck division has developed an innovative technology to help truck drivers ride more safely and avoid a common situation that happens during their trip routines: travel fatigue. The Safe Cap looks like a common hat at...
