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Brand Pretorius will deliver one of the keynote addresses at this year’s TruckX Expo and Conference to be held on July 12 and 13 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit near Johannesburg. The business leader – who is a former...

Michelin subsidiary BF Goodrich has launched a truck tyre range in South Africa aimed at customers “who demand international quality, reliable and robust tyres at an affordable price,” says Franck Sire, Michelin’s marketing director. He says BF Goodrich’s Route Control...

Daimler Trucks North America has produced the first road legal self-driving truck, making the truck the first large autonomous truck of its kind that can legally drive on various highways. 2015 saw the group’s Freightliner Inspiration being granted a license...

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...

SVI Engineering, specialist manufacturer of armoured products, has opened its second national office in Cape Town. The growth in the local armoured vehicle industry plus the need to support its current client base in the Western Cape...

If one of your trucks is involved in a rollover, the cost can soar into the millions. This kind of loss can be extremely damaging to your business and every business owner should do everything possible to reduce occurrences...

Scania and Northvolt have jointly agreed to develop and commercialise battery cell technology for heavy commercial vehicles. Scania today announces that it is investing EUR 10 million in the partnership to enhance further development and support the establishment of...

Enthusiasm for the super-efficiency that telematics has suddenly put within reach of fleets is what makes modern transportation managers thrive, says Dr David Molapo, Head of Fleet management at Standard Bank Dealing with the usual business-cycle and strategy fluctuations is...

Imperial Sasfin Logistics has been awarded a contract to provide fourth party logistics services to Nando’s in 14 countries, supplying bastings, sauces, spices, marinades and packaging. Imperial Logistics chief strategy officer, Cobus Rossouw, says Nando’s previously provided its own logistics...

This year marks the 17thtime that FAW South Africa will participate at Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day - the largest collection of agricultural exhibitions under private ownership - in the southern Hemisphere. The annual event in Bothaville in the Free...