Vocational training from Scania
Scania has helped to establish Ghana’s first vocational training programme for heavy vehicle service technicians. The Swedish truck manufacturer, along with other industry partners, has contributed funding, premises, vehicles and personnel support to the project, which has been established...
Old Mutual Insure supports Free State Agriculture’s fire response
Old Mutual has provided 10 diesel tank trailers to help fight fires devastating the heart of South Africa’s agricultural economy. Veldfires spread quickly during the dry winter months and cause major damage every year.
Scania celebrates 60 years in Brazil
July this year will see Scania celebrating 60 years since the inauguration of its vehicles in the Brazilian market. To commemorate the occasion, the company has built a special edition truck which represents a classic Scania 113 – the...
UD Trucks combining the best of two worlds for customers
Since its foundation, UD Trucks has been a challenger, pushing the boundaries in product development and innovation. Together with its parent company, the Volvo Group, UD Trucks is now also innovative in its business model to provide the trucks...
Freightliner Inspiration hits the road
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...
Isuzu invests R1.2bn in SA
Today Isuzu Motors of Japan confirmed that it will be
investing R1.2 billion into the next generation bakkie programme in South
Africa, while an additional total local content value of R2.8 billion will be
generated through the lifecycle of the programme.
SA’s Sluggish Transition to Low-emission Vehicles a Risk to GDP
The uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) has taken centre stage as the most viable means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. In South Africa, the race to shrink the transport industry’s carbon footprint is no...
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...
FedEx Acquires TNT Express
FedEx has recently announced its acquisition of TNT Express for €4.4-billion, combining the strengths of the companies to form the world’s largest air express network and an uparalled European road network, expanding FedEx’s existing portfolio.
"This acquisition is a significant...
Showing entrepreneurial flair
Entrepreneurs are regarded as important cogs in the business chain – particularly in emerging economies. Commercial vehicle manufacturer Hino recognises that fact and, through its extensive dealer network, has worked to foster relationships with those who display entrepreneurial spirit.
One...
