Insurance Claims due to Violent Protests and Riots up by almost 31%
Not a day seems to go by without news of a violent protest erupting somewhere across South – reports of violence, looting, burning and destruction have become regular occurrences, with many businesses and private individuals left with the devastating...
Hino cuts part pricing in aid of lower fleet operating costs
Hino South Africa has cut the retail selling prices of all its replacement parts by 4% from the beginning of May as a contribution to assisting fleet owners to lower operating costs. Stable parts supply is critical to truck...
BRiNK towbar plant hits the 350 000 mark
The 350Â 000th towbar has come off the line at Brink Towing Systems, the Pietermaritzburg-based manufacturer and importer of precision-made, high-quality towing solutions.
Fittingly, it was a bar for a Ranger T6 that stopped production for a short celebration, the Ford...
Slump in commercial vehicle sales for month of April
The South African commercial vehicle market recorded a decline in sales during April, lagging 7.5% behind the year-to-date results of 2017. A total of 7 674 new trucks and buses have so far been sold in 2018.
This is according to...
DAF trucks presents limited 90th anniversary edition
DAF Trucks presents the limited 90th Anniversary Edition of the New XF. This truck commemorates the fact that 90 years ago Hub van Doorne laid the foundation of DAF: now one of Europe’s most successful truck manufacturers. The anniversary edition...
Outsourcing staff could be the answer to debilitating labour action
With South Africa still in the grips of a three-week-long bus strike over salary increases, Innovative Staffing Solutions suggests outsourcing could be the answer to avoiding labour action and its attendant detrimental impact on the economy.
Arnoux Maré, Managing Director...
Chill out with Maxiflex at FRIGAIR 2018
“With cold chain forming the biggest part of our industry, Frigair presents us with the perfect platform to showcase our range of product solutions specifically tailored to freezer and cold storage environments,” says Bram Janssen, Managing Director of Maxiflex,...
UD Trucks’Innovation Roadmap aims to offer fully-electric, autonomous trucks towards 2030
UD Trucks announced the launch of “Fujin & Raijin. Vision 2030”— an Innovation Roadmap which aims to deliver a variety of solutions for smart logistics, including fully-electric and autonomous trucks leading up to 2030.
The roadmap focuses on the...
Driven: New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Over the last couple of months we have reported rather extensively on the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and have had an in-depth look at the technology that will be incorporated into this vehicle. Earlier this month Reuben van Niekerk was...
FAW Ermelo another feather in FAW SA’s cap
FAW South Africa is proud to announce the opening of FAW Ermelo, its newest full sales, service and parts dealer in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.
The new dealership, which opened for business officially on the 1stof February this year, is co-owned by...