Netstar and Mobileye partner to make SA roads safer

Netstar have announced that they are extending their digital product portfolio to include the integration of Mobileye’s vision - based Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS). Mobileye, an Intel Company, is the global leader in the development of vision -...

Scania in record delivery of hybrid vehicles to Norway

Scania is to deliver 140 buses for public transport in Kristiansand, south-west of the Norwegian capital Oslo. The delivery includes Scania Fleet Care, a service in which Scania takes full responsibility for repair and maintenance of the fleet. All...

Specialised driver training for medium commercial vehicles

Drivers on South African roads see them every day: medium commercial vehicles transporting their loads from one point to another. Yet, much less attention is paid to C1 category vehicles or ‘Sprinters’ and the skills required to safely move...

Call for increased vigilance at 32% spike in truck hijackings

An alarming increase in truck hijackings over the festive season has raised a red flag for fleet owners to be extra vigilant. Innovative solutions like the MiX Track and React bureau service from MiX Telematics a leading...

New Serco trucks for online deliveries

Serco is offering two new vehicles purpose-built for the delivery and collection of goods in the burgeoning online sales market in South Africa. The first is an insulated truck which is 20% lighter than...

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...

New family of Ford Tourneo people movers makes public debut

Ford’s completely renewed line-up of Tourneo people movers made its first public appearance at the Brussels Motor Show, with three versatile and spacious new models offering enhanced style, sophisticated interior technologies and advanced powertrains to European customers. The range-topping eight/nine-seat Tourneo...

Cummins Westport announce near-zero N0x engine near completion

Cummins Westport Inc – the subsidiary of Cummins that produces natural gas engines for the commercial sector – are finishing field tests on its 8.9-litre “near-zero” NOx engine, with the company taking orders by the end of April. The collaboration...

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...

Isuzu’s PE plant gears up for Next Gen D-MAX

Upgrades and modifications to the Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) production plant in Port Elizabeth are currently underway, gearing up for the production of the seventh generation Isuzu D-MAX bakkie. Late last year...

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