HED: Search on for SA’s safest truck drivers
MasterDrive and The Future Group, publishers of Future Trucking & Logistics, have teamed up to launch an exciting new driver excellence competition in which 10 finalists will be selected to participate in a driving experience which could land them...
UD Trucks debuts all-new Quon range in South Africa
UD Trucks Corp launched its high-level technology all-new Quon extra heavy range in South Africa, to meet diversifying demand in the country. Featuring eight derivatives, the Euro 5 level range is aimed at bringing leading-edge innovation that...
Continental Tyre SA welcomes new GM for manufacturing
Continental Tyre South Africa has appointed JJ Dowling as its new general manager of manufacturing at its Port Elizabeth plant; replacing former GM, Wayne Brown, who is moving to a position at Continental Tyre in the United States.
Dowling is...
Scania to test autonomous dump trucks in mine application
Scania – in partnership with researchers of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm – are investigating the manner in which self-driving dump trucks collaborate to safely manoeuvre around obstacles on the road, as well as carry out various...
Plant and machinery: Don’t let the unexpected derail your business
Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are the backbone of the South African economy. With an increased focus from government in driving support for emerging SMMEs, including the design of the infrastructure project rollout to favour up-and-coming contractors, there...
Building the Ranger Engines
Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Nelson Mandela Bay has played an instrumental role in the success of the locally assembled Ford Ranger – both in South Africa and in the more than 100 markets it is exported...
Imperial drives road safety this festive season
Imperial is activating a road safety awareness campaign in December in South Africa as people take to the roads for the festive season. A key component of this campaign is the relaunch of Imperial’s ‘iPledge road safety’...
Serco welcomes SABS test chamber
The establishment of a test chamber which gives thermal ratings for refrigerated vehicles has been welcomed by leading South African truck and trailer body manufacturer, Serco.
Built in Johannesburg and managed by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), the...
Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals first details of the new Sprinter
As part of North America's largest commercial vehicle show in Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Vans is unveiling the first details of the new Sprinter. The design sketch indicates that the most important market launch in the van sector in 2018 will...
CILTSA Offers Announces Fully-funded Professional Training Programme for Women in Transport and Logistics
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) has secured funding from the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) for the training of 20 employed women and is inviting employers to enrol learners for this historic learning...
