Caterpillar to close five U.S-based plants
Caterpillar in the U.S.A has announced plans to close five of its American-based plants, retrenching around 820 workers as part of the company’s restricting...
Hyundai’s versatile H100 Tipper makes light work of a heavy load
The H100 Bakkie is one of the most popular vehicles in Hyundai Automotive South Africa's local range, and the Tipper version of this workhorse...
Freightliner Inspiration hits the road
Daimler Trucks North America has produced the first road legal self-driving truck, making the truck the first large autonomous truck of its kind that...
FAW trucks take centre-stage at Nampo 2016
The number of FAW trucks sold in the sub-Saharan region has grown exponentially since the opening of the Coega-based plant in 2014. Many Southern...
Scania’s ‘Black Box’ may prevent vehicle theft
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has noted that connected truck technology not only ensures that heavy vehicles become more efficient, but the technology used...
Ford Introduces new range of smart trucks to Ghana
Ford has introduced their latest range of smart trucks to the Ghanaian market, thereby upgrading its existing fleet and boosting the growing construction works...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks hands over Bakers SA Limited’s largest fleet order
In one of its largest fleet deals concluded to date, Mercedes-Benz Trucks handed over 101 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks to Bakers SA Limited, an independently...
Local FAW plant nearing 100 mark in local exports
Earlier this year another ten FAW J5 tippers units left the local Coega-based production plant for Tanzania.
A growing number of Africa truck dealers who...
UK launches qualification for fleet managers
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK has launched new qualifications for commercial fleet managers. Created in partnership with the commercial transport industry,...
Bridgestone unveils CV2000 successor
Bridgestone South Africa has unveiled the successor to its widely-used CV2000 light commercial tyre, the CV2020. The newcomer serves a market similar to that...
