EPX Courier Services upgrades and expands fleet with Serco
Serco has completed delivery of 24 dry freight trucks and trailers to EPX Courier Services to add to the client’s expanding fleet which operates country-wide.
EPX Courier Services is an overnight express delivery company specialising in services between Gauteng, Limpopo,...
How to drive in misty conditions
Last week Johannesburg woke up to a blanket of mist. This caused havoc on the roads particularly in Benoni where at least 50 people were injured in crashes on the N12. This is what MasterDrive says you need to do...
Merc’s X-Class launched in Cape Town
Mercedes-Benz Vans last month launched its new X-Class bakkie in an unveiling in Cape Town. The much anticipated model is scheduled to make its debut in Europe in November and will go on sale in South Africa, Australia and...
Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association to train auditors to assess safety of transporting hazardous...
Transporting dangerous goods, including hazardous chemicals, is associated with specific risks that could cause harm to people, animals, property and the environment in the event of an accident. It is therefore essential for hauliers and logistics service providers to...
Hino SA makes history with platinum award in dealer survey
Hino made history when it won a platinum award and placed top of the commercial vehicle category and overall in South Africa, in the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) dealer satisfaction index (DSI) for 2017. The results were announced...
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...
Sasol backs its clean fuel
A fleet of more than two dozen Euro 6 compliant MAN trucks purchased by Sasol will be operational soon on South Africa’s roads – fuelled exclusively by the company’s low-sulphur diesel.
Making the announcement last week at the TruckX Conference...
Embracing change
South Africa’s trucking industry was rapidly being transformed by digitalisation and, from a business perspective, transport operators who chose to ignore the technology faced the prospect of losing competitiveness.
That was one of the key messages delivered at the fourth...
The Future Of Autonomy
Though there is a huge amount of discussion currently taking place regarding connected vehicles and driverless technology – as evidenced last week at the Ctrack and Standard Bank sponsored TruckX Conference and Expo at Kyalami – fully autonomous commercial...
Dare to Drive
More than 20 business leaders signed up for the SA Express Parcel Association's (SAEPA) Speed in a Suit competition held at TruckX last week.
Hyundai supplied two express courier vehicles in the form of their very popular H1 for the Speed in a...