Big deal for Serco despite depressed economic conditions
In one of Serco’s biggest and most significant deals of 2020, the company has built 28 refrigerated vehicles for a national transport company.
The 24 state-of-the-art Protec Steel Frostliner trailers and four truck bodies...
Toyota announces intention to begin sales of fuel cell buses
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced its intention to begin sales of fuel cell buses (FC buses) under the Toyota brand from early 2017.
Developed by Toyota and Hino Motors, the engine makes use of hydrogen technology, and has been adopted...
Serco meets demanding deadline
South African fruit and vegetable company, The Fruit Spot, faced a distribution challenge when new business opportunities opened for the company in Cape Town.
The Fruit Spot is the fresh produce division of Massmart and has a large perishable goods...
The hidden costs of cheap tyres
When it seems like there’s always more money left at the end of the month, it’s worth taking a longer term perspective, particularly when it comes to buying items as essential to safety as tyres. Cheap ones will cost...
All change at MBSA
German automotive giant Daimler has announced the appointment of Andreas Engling as CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA). He replaces Arno van der Merwe, 44, who, in April, will take up the reigns as president and CEO of Daimler’s...
Engen Learn programme provides critical life-skills
Engen, in collaboration with FUEL Online Training, has delivered a record 3.5 million training interventions to Engen forecourt attendants around the country since its inception in 2013.
The training focuses on job skills and competencies related to customer service as...
What will warehouse, fulfillment and distribution look like in 2025?
The last 20 years have seen more warehousing and logistics transformations than ever before. In this relatively short period of time, warehouse operators have taken a closer look at how they can get more visibility into their...
Volvo’s electric buses on the road
The first commercially produced all-electric buses from Volvo began operations this month in in Differdange, Luxemburg. The operator is Sales-Lentz, which has bought four of the buses to supplement its fleet of 12 electric hybrids and 30 hybrids, all...
Fuso strengthens commitment to SA truck market
Fuso Trucks, a part of the Daimler Trucks & Buses umbrella, have strengthened their commitment to the southern African truck market by sharing a new brand claim that encompasses the original equipment manufacturer’s endeavours: Simply Better Trucks.
Fuso Trucks’ new brand claim...
Serco displays custom building skills
Serco has once again reinforced its high quality custom building capability by producing two fully-equipped trailers for use as mobile learner driver license test centres.
The 12,5m-long trailers were built for PCubed (Pty) Ltd, and are currently being used in Mpumalanga...
