The high cost of accidents

There’s no silver bullet when it comes to reducing the number of truck accidents, says Mornè Stoltz, Head of Business Insurance at MiWay Although small motor vehicles (47,9%) and minibus taxis (10,1%) accounted for over half the accidents over the...

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...

Proposed new Automotive Code of Conduct will be catastrophic for Motor Industry

According to Mark Dommisse, National Chairperson of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA), the proposed new Code of Conduct will have significant negative implications for the industry and a requirement for shared thinking is critical. "NADA and its members fully...

Altron’s Netstar and Putco improve safety for passengers and drivers

South Africa’s oldest and largest bus company, the Public Utility Transport Corporation (Putco), has over the past 18 months recorded impressive performance metrics in passenger safety, fuel management and improved driver behaviour following the implementation of a fleet management...

Mitsubishi targets business users with new single cab Triton 

Mitsubishi Motors launches the start of the facelifted Triton range rollout to the South African market. The most notable introduction of the range is the exterior design cues for the modernised single cab triton GL, which includes...

PinkDrive honours Prof Karim on World Cancer Day

PinkDrive NPC, a member of Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), lead with cancer screening and awareness outreaches as part of South Africa’s contribution to World Cancer Day at the Leratong Hospital in Gauteng, the RK Khan...

Reliability key to Transfrig’s ongoing preference of Kubota engines

Given that reliability is a key parameter in the refrigerated transport industry, Transfrig does not leave anything to chance when it comes to the selection of engines for its truck refrigeration equipment. Based on that approach, the...

Goodyear SA welcomes new Trentyre and Commercial Director

Goodyear South Africa is proud to announce Piotr Czyzyk as a new addition to the Trentyre and Goodyear leadership team. Piotr Czyzyk joins Goodyear as the new Director for Trentyre and Commercial business and has been consulting in Trentyre...

Engen’s new transport fleet – staying ahead of the game

Engen has taken another step towards reducing its carbon footprint and meeting the needs of its current and future customers after adding 17 new Euro 5 vehicles to its bulk transport fleet. The 17 technologically-advanced...

Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association invites entries for its Responsible Care Initiative of the...

The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) has received a number of exciting entries for its 2017 Responsible Care Initiative of the Year Award. The annual competition has drawn excellent entries over the years and CAIA looks forward to receiving...

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