Revisions being made to Hino 500-series truck range

A number of running changes are taking place in the Hino 500-Series range between August and the end of the year.   Two of the changes are regulatory and involve the fitment of a speed limiter and anti-skid brakes (ABS) while...

FUSO FJ 16-230 the truck of choice for medium to heavy applications in southern...

FUSO Trucks, a division of Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa have launched their latest medium to heavy-duty truck, the FUSO FJ 16-230, set to be the truck of choice in the southern African region. This milestone represents yet another successful addition of...

Log it, Load it, Deliver it!

Businesses are now able to effortlessly receive multiple quotations to road freight a load and then decide which one best suits their needs and budget – completely on-line. With the introduction of Transbid, a web-based logistics user interface, companies in...

Challenge accepted! Super Carry beats the odds

The challenge - drive 750 km with a load of 750 kg on R750 worth of fuel with a Suzuki Super Carry. This challenge, dubbed the #SuperCarry750 challenge, was conceived when the team at Suzuki Auto South Africa decided to...

Isuzu Truck South Africa empowers and opens doors for women in trucking industry

The South African trucking industry has for some time been male-dominated, with little encouragement or opportunities given to women to infiltrate the tight male-dominated industry. Isuzu Truck South Africa aims to shift any misconceptions, negative connotations and stigma mounting...

Road Master 2016 has begun

The inaugural Road Masters competition saw a successful launch at TruckX 2016. The competition was launched by the MD of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, during his presentation at the conference. Companies with truck drivers who have excelled can now enter...

Engen celebrates women truck drivers this Women’s Month

Whilst you would expect this to be a man’s game, a surprising number of women truck drivers work for Engen, whose driver programme has – since 2006 - seen females compete successfully with males in this exacting environment. Engen’s National...

Mercedes-Benz is presenting the first fully electric truck for heavy distribution operations

The world's most successful truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks is presenting the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck in Stuttgart , as the first fully electric truck with an admissible total weight of up to 26 tonnes. This means that in the future,...

Serco delivers new bodies to leading Medical Waste Company

Serco has delivered eight new truck bodies to Compass Medical Waste Services to add to the six built for them last year. Compass Medical Waste Services, a leader in the waste services industry, is a company which sets high standards in...

Daimler commercial vehicles take home gold, for the fifth year in a row

Numbers never lie and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Dealer Satisfaction Index Awards have proven this, as Daimler commercial vehicles took home the lion's share of accolades at this year's awards. The NADA awards are aimed at publicly...

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