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‘Auto sector holding its own’

The spotlight at Automechanika Johannesburg 2017’s launch last month focused on South Africa’s automotive sector – and, despite the country’s economic downturn, much of the news was positive. While South Africa works its way through the impact of the latest...

Shell launches V-Power with Dynaflex

Shell South Africa has launched the company’s next generation fuel for its V-Power brand – adding what it calls Dynaflex technology to the mixture. Yaasier Abrahams, the company’s retail marketing manager, says the new formula – which he describes as...

Keep Truckin’- GWM rewards loyal customers

When GWM – Great Wall Motors – first hit the South African market back in 2007 with a range of hardy, no-nonsense, unbelievably well-priced bakkies, not even the wildest optimists could have predicted just how well this Chinese brand...

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,...

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...

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