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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...

Truck hijackings remain a great cause of concern for the transport industry. Criminals have become so sophisticated that they are using signal jammers, diversion tactics, infiltration teams and even planted employees to reach the truck’s assets. They have also...

The town of Coburg in Baveria, Germany, has sent a specially-grown 12-metre tall fir tree to Queen Elizabeth II, transported by Mercedes-Benz CharterWay to Windsor Castle. Taking the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845 LS alongside haulage operator Christoph Hofmann, was Christian...

Glencore, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities, has awarded a three-year contract extension to vehicle tracking and fleet management specialist Ctrack by Inseego. The agreement...

Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) defines a chart for success in developing a robust, quality workforce through top-notch skills development. At the beginning of September, the 2018 World Bank Logistics Performance Index ranked South Africa as the third most competitive market...

Harare-based liquid fuels distribution giant, Strauss Logistics, recently placed an order for 44 FAW 33.420FT truck tractors from Choice Diesel Mozambique, which recently became FAWs’ first and only sales and service dealer in Mozambique. The truck tractors were sourced...

MAN Automotive South Africa has selected Continental's Intelligent Tyres fitted with ContiPressureCheck (CPC) for its premium range of EfficientLine trucks, allowing for real-time monitoring of tyre performance, pressure and temperature, thus allowing fleet managers and drivers to reduce downtimes...

The pandemic has forced organisations across all industries to be versatile and agile to meet current and future challenges. As employees continue to work remotely, cybercriminals are also finding more innovative techniques to attack their systems. It...

The new Ford Ranger is set to establish new benchmarks in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment with an uncompromised blend of robust capability, craftsmanship and advanced technology. “The new Ford Ranger brings a new level of comfort and refinement...

What’s in a name? When you’re talking bakkies and the name includes the word “Dropside”, it means more than meets the eye... If you’ve got goods to move and you want to supercharge the process and maximise efficiency, a bakkie...