FAW meets its customers on their turf
FAW South Africa has once again met and interacted with its customers at the Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville, Free State.
The company’s stand at the popular annual agricultural show featured an impressive ‘showroom’ of FAW models, including the soon-to-be...
Autonomous Mercedes-Benz trucks hit the road in Truck Platooning Challenge
Following the European Truck Platooning Challenge, German automotive and truck manufacturer Daimler announced that three digitally connected and self driving Mercedes-Benz trucks had begun a successful convoy journey from the German city of Stuttgart to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The...
Internet of Things set to transform global logistics space
Beyond smart trucks, the next evolution of IoT logistics will see the entire supply chain linked with connected things
From driverless vehicles to the Internet of Things (IoT), the interconnection of everyday objects via the Internet, the global telematics market...
Towards sustainable Road Freight lecture
Professor David Cebon from Cambridge University will be presenting “Towards Sustainable Road Freight”. The lecture honours John Orr, a pioneering member of the SAIMechE and Wits University.
Date: September 13th, 2018 (Thursday) at 17h15 for 18h00
Venue: Senate Room, 2nd Floor,...
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...
2017 proves to be a successful year for Daimler Trucks
Daimler Trucks increased its worldwide deliveries in the first eleven months of 2017 by 12 percent year on year to 422,500 units, despite the continuation of disparate market conditions. Until the end of November, more trucks were delivered than...
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...
Hino aims to continue reliability record in Dakar 2017
Hino will be entering two trucks in the 2017 Dakar Rally in South America, aiming to extend its record of 26 consecutive finishes in the gruelling, 9 000km-long event. Additionally, for the eighth consecutive time, the manufacturer has its sights...
Goodyear Blimp: An icon for over a century
The return of the Goodyear Blimp to Europe is the perfect time to celebrate a century of innovation in the skies, going back to the very first Goodyear Blimps in the 1910s. Since then, the Goodyear Blimp...
Serco looks to the future
Truck body specialist Serco’s new factory in Phoenix Industrial Park, Durban, is complete, adding an extra 6000m2 of undercover space to its existing premises.
According to the company’s spokesmen, there’s just a few final touches left for it to tend to...
