Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and siroop start pilot project for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods
Mercedes-Benz Vans, US drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace siroop have started a pilot project in Zurich to test an efficient van and drone-based system for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. The pilot project, which started with first trials...
Eqstra designs new trailer for refrigerated goods
Eqstra Flexi Fleet, a division of Eqstra Fleet Management and Logistics, has partnered with New Way, Ice Cold Bodies, and Javgro Transport Refrigeration Solutions to design a cold trailer featuring new trailer design and refrigeration technology to power the...
OneLogix keeps on trucking with DAF Trucks
Forging strong, service-based relationships with customers is a top priority for Babcock and one of the driving reasons behind logistics provider OneLogix’s decision to purchase a further 12 DAF Trucks from Babcock, bringing their DAF Trucks fleet for group...
Perfecting the art of the unbiased online auction
The OnlineTrucks auction portal is designed to revolutionize the way fleet owners and corporates source and dispose of fleet assets.
This platform assists in maximising the profits on disposal of your fleet. Since inception of this business in 2007, it...
Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals first details of the new Sprinter
As part of North America's largest commercial vehicle show in Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Vans is unveiling the first details of the new Sprinter. The design sketch indicates that the most important market launch in the van sector in 2018 will...
Serco’s New Age Frostliner Refrigerated Vehicle on Show at Futureroad Expo in Johannesburg
A product of Serco’s cutting-edge technology in the manufacture of trucks and trailers – a Protec steel reinforced refrigerated vehicle body – will be featured on the South African company’s stand at the Futureroad Expo at Nasrec in Johannesburg...
Hino’s long and rich history
Hino Motors, which has been the top-selling heavy and extra-heavy truck manufacturer in the Japanese market for the past 44 years, has a long and rich history which can be traced back 100 years.
The company’s beginning came with the...
Daimler Trucks tests truck platooning on public highways in the US
As the first commercial vehicle manufacturer in the US, Daimler is testing connected trucks in so called platooning operations on public roads in the US. This was announced during the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (Sept 24th – Sept...
SAPICS takes supply chain insights to ‘super-heroes’ around South Africa
The real-life super-heroes of South African business are to be found in supply chain functions, according to Olakira founder and former Shell South Africa managing director Tanya Kabalin.
As one of the speakers in an expert line-up from South Africa...
Fuso eCanter – first all-electric truck launched
Daimler Trucks - the global market leader with truck brands like Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz and FUSO - recently celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter in New York City. The FUSO eCanter is the world’s first series-produced all-electric light-duty truck...
