Toyota surges ahead with Hilux and Fortuner
All-new Fortuner picks up the pace with a record 1405 units retailed in June. Hilux is South Africa's best-selling new vehicle so far this year, helping to position Toyota for the sixth consecutive month as the country's most popular automotive...
Rising truck hijacking statistics remain a major concern
Truck hijackings remain a great cause of concern for the transport industry. Criminals have become so sophisticated that they are using signal jammers, diversion tactics, infiltration teams and even planted employees to reach the truckâs assets. They have also...
SAC opens first Bakkie Centre
Klerksdorp, is home to the first SAC Bakkie Centre, which has opened on the corner of Meteor and Chromium Road in Uraniaville. The new SAC Bakkie Centre offers all that SAC has become known for, including world class vehicle...
Fiat plays their Fullback
Following the world reveal at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show, the newest addition to Fiatâs Professional range has been launched in South Africa. Reuben van Niekerk reports
Backed by over a hundred years of history and an excellent reputation...
Ford sets LCV Trends with launch of new 2.2 TDCi Automatic Models
The New Ford Ranger continues to set trends in the highly competitive light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in South Africa, and is now bolstered with the addition of nine 2.2 Duratorq TDCi models equipped with a smooth-shifting six-speed automatic...
DHL Supply Chain awarded 3 year contract for Pick n Pay GMD Business
DHL Supply Chain South Africa recently secured a major retail contract after Pick n Pay awarded their General Merchandise Distribution (GMD) business to DHL Supply Chain. The contract involves receiving locally procured products at the DHL Plumbago Distribution Centre(DC),...
Brink Towing Systems reaches record volumes
Towbar manufacturer, Brink Towing Systems South Africa, has ramped up its production capacity and recently commissioned two new robotic welding stations as part of an R3.5-million investment in their Pietermaritzburg facility.
This comes on the back of record volumes in...
The silent driving danger
Driving under the influence of alcohol is a well-publicised challenge which South Africans are continually encouraged to avoid. There is, however, another more difficult to detect challenge to reducing road accidents which is just as dangerous. Driving after using...
Bidvest McCarthy invests in Isuzu Trucks
Two companies with a 100-year history meet on the stage of a brand-new, Pretoria-based Isuzu Trucks franchise. Bidvest McCarthy has now invested in an Isuzu Trucks dealership strategically sited just off the N4 at Gateway Industrial Park in Pretoria...
AARTO and its effect on fleet owners and operators
For the last 18 years, the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (AARTO) points demerit system has been delayed due to various reasons, including a pending feasibility study and assessment of technological requirements. In April 2016, Chief...