Imperial innovator wins coveted honour for his trailer plug solution
Imperial Cargo auto electrician Benjamin Engelbrecht, who recently took top honours in Imperial Logistics’ Innovation Fund initiative, credits his childhood and early career with his recent success in winning the R50 000 first prize in this prestigious programme.
“I think...
Isuzu Celebrates Women
This Women's Month Isuzu Motors South Africa is celebrating the women behind the Isuzu brand by shining a light on the incredible work which they do at the company.
While Women's Month in South...
Hino SA fares well in two recent truck surveys
Hino fared very well in two recent surveys of truck companies in South Africa. These were the Scott Byers Network’s Comparative Customer Satisfaction Monitor (CCSM) and the Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) conducted under the auspices of the National Automobile...
WARN launches 5000 DC Utility Winch
Torre Parts and Components have announced the release of the WARN 5000 DC Utility Winch, ideal for loading trailers and for other utility tasks.
The winch features a strong 1.9 hp permanent magnet DC motor, a durable three-stage planetary gear-train...
Ford to build Ranger Raptor in South Africa
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa have announced that it is investing R3-billion ($220-million) to expand production capacity at its South African manufacturing operations in order to meet growing local and international demand for the trend-setting Ford Ranger.
Along with the...
Glum outlook for vehicle sales
WesBank forecasts that South Africa’s new vehicle sales will decline by 12% this year. Compared with 2015’s industry total sales of 617 691 vehicles, the bank expects that this year’s figure will be 543 306 units.
Speaking at the 2016...
Telematics now across UD Trucks’ entire range
“Technology such as telematics, will play an increasingly important role in the ever-changing transport environment,” stated Filip Van den Heede, managing director of UD Trucks Southern Africa. “It empowers fleet owners to streamline their operations, getting the...
Electric trucks for BMW Group Plant Munich
As of now, three electric trucks are part of the logistics operations of the BMW Group’s home plant. What began when the first 40-ton electric truck was put into service by the Munich plant in 2015 has now been...
Technology in the supply chain – does it threaten jobs?
We cannot ignore the technological evolution of work across business. Globally, things are changing, fast, and so is the way we do things.
The emergence of concepts influenced by technology such as ‘drop and collect’, digitallogistics that facilitates paperless, high-speed,...
RTT implements what3words – a first for Southern Africa
Tests show the adoption of the technology achieves a time productivity improvement of 44%, and a distance improvement of 35%.
The challenge for any supply chain provider in Africa is that infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, can often be poor...
