Babcock goes for green with Sennebogen

Babcock, the exclusive southern African distributor of leading construction brands including Volvo, Terex Trucks, Tadano, SDLG and Winget, concluded a deal with Sennebogen at this year’s Bauma trade fair which will see the German construction equipment company’s range of...

New production manager at Serco in Cape Town

Arnold Loois (45) has joined Serco in the position of production manager at the truck and trailer body building company’s Cape Town branch. Arnold, who grew up in Kroonstad in the Free State, attended the Marais Viljoen Technical High School...

Black is the new ‘in’ colour for Tata Evolve bakkie

The Tata Evolve limited edition, which is based on the Xenon XT model, has found favour with many buyers looking for higher specification double cab pick-ups at a reasonable price, so an additional limited exterior colour choice has been...

Serco supplies 22 lightweight bodies for e-commerce retailer

Serco worked closely with Takealot.com - one of South Africa’s largest e-commerce retailers - in that company’s move to own and operate its own fleet of dry body vehicles. Takealot.com has large warehouses in Johannesburg and Cape Town from where...

Isuzu Horn Free – A Real Solution for a Real Issue

Isuzu has embarked on an anti-poaching project in partnership with Nkombe Rhino, a non-profit organisation dedicated to wild life conservation, to ensure the safety of the endangered Rhinoceros in the Blue Canyon Conservancy. The conservancy is situated in Hoedspruit in...

FAW hoists their flag in sub-Saharan Africa again

FAW Vehicle Manufacturers South Africa (Pty) Ltd has again confirmed its growing customer base in sub-Saharan Africa with a delivery last week of 20 FAW 28.460FT (J6) truck tractors to Universal Trans-Logistics LDA (UTL) Mozambique, part of the Capital...

Goodyear introduces new OTR tyres to maximize load capacity

Goodyear has developed the new Off-The-Road (OTR) tyre TL-4A in size 33.25R29 specifically for the new Volvo A60H articulated dump truck - the largest Volvo articulated dump truck. The two companies have worked together to develop and produce OTR...

Mercedes-Benz supports fleet owners in educating truck drivers about wellness and a healthy lifestyle

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA), has a long-standing commitment to fighting HIV and Aids and promoting employee wellness, not only amongst its own workforce but also within communities linked to its business. In the drive to promoting healthier truck drivers...

Daimler Trucks & Buses offers a helping hand to the farming community

In association with SA Crisis Support, Mercedes-Benz Trucks delivered more than 100 bales of cattle feed to a farming community in Winburg, located near Kroonstad in the Free State. The manufacturer provided a truck, trailer, driver and the fuel...

Automechanika Johannesburg dates announced

Automechanika Johannesburg, South Africa’s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry, is scheduled to take place at Nasrec from September 27 to September 30 next year, according to a statement released by the organisers. Two new events will...