Suzuki’s little workhorse
There’s more to Suzuki’s Super Carry than meets the eye. Ryan de Smidt reports
Suzuki’s 11th-generation Super Carry is set to infiltrate the South African light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in a big way. In my view the bakkie represents...
DAF named International Truck of the Year 2018
Babcock’s commitment to delivering to the highest standards was again highlighted recently when, amidst stiff competition, DAF Trucks was awarded the prestigious International Truck of the Year 2018 accolade for its new XF and CF series. Named as making the...
Mahindra crowns Tekfest champions
Mahindra crowned its Tekfest Champions at its national competition in Gauteng on 24 October 2018.
Tekfest is Mahindra's global competition for technical personnel and service advisors. It combines various rounds of online and in-person evaluations to select South Africa's best...
Disruptive Technology Workshop at SAAFF Congress 2018
Digitisation, big data. e-commerce, cloud-based freight market places, connected platform technologies, online load boards, connected containers, online customs processing …. These offerings were not around a few years ago, but today they are disrupting the freight forwarding and supply...
Dare to Drive
More than 20 business leaders signed up for the SA Express Parcel Association's (SAEPA) Speed in a Suit competition held at TruckX last week.
Hyundai supplied two express courier vehicles in the form of their very popular H1 for the Speed in a...
Don’t get left out in the cold this winter!
“Allow us to take care of your doors and PVC strip curtains’ service requirements before winter is here so that you can focus on your core business,” advises Bram Janssen, Managing Director of door and loading dock solutions specialist,...
Adapting a road-freight business for survival
Bidvest International Logistics’ road-freight division sets new sights
Compounded by a technical recession, a third-quarter GDP drop of 2%, and lockdown restrictions passing the 100-day mark, South Africa’s already pressured freight-forwarding market remains...
Astron Energy Provides a Competitive Advantage
The trucking and the logistics sector is a key artery of the South African economy, moving goods across the vast expanses of the country’s landscape to key ports and other transport nodes.
However, factors...
Westlake View Logistics Park opens in Modderfontein
Fortress Income Fund, a provider of logistics and warehousing facilities for blue chip tenants, recently launched the Westlake View Logistics Park in Modderfontein, Gauteng.
The facility, which is valued at R350-million, comprises two phases. The first – a 17 838...
Volvo Group expands Free State operations
Volvo Group Southern Africa has officially opened the company’s new flagship dealership for Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks in Bloemfontein.
Christian Coolsaet, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks South Africa said that the new facility was the first...
