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Industry first solution from Ctrack

In an industry-first move, vehicle tracking and fleet management company Ctrack, a subsidiary of Novatel Wireless, has demonstrated how its advanced fleet management software is being used to simplify audits for members of the Road Transport Management System (RTMS)....

Solutions from Bosch

Bosch – a leading automotive solutions supplier – is broadening its scope in the commercial and trucking markets. The company notes that, as systems in passenger cars and commercial vehicles become increasingly networked, hardware and software needs to be...

Tom Tom proves its worth

Solutions offered by Tom Tom Telematics help a waste management company achieve its goals. Ryan de Smidt reports Binclean SA, founded by Neil Yates and his wife, Sonja, was established after the couple identified a need for self-driven, responsible and...

The high cost of accidents

There’s no silver bullet when it comes to reducing the number of truck accidents, says Mornè Stoltz, Head of Business Insurance at MiWay Although small motor vehicles (47,9%) and minibus taxis (10,1%) accounted for over half the accidents over the...

AlcoSafe launches innovative KeySafe

AlcoSafe – in collaboration with Trakka – has launched the KeySafe, based on Trakka’s successful key safe platform. The device is a 24-hour management system that records the time drivers collect keys for vehicles, their identities, what time they...

The future of driver training

5DT’s Advanced Driving Simulator provides realism in a controlled environment to teach people how to drive trucks safely. Ryan de Smidt reports The use of simulators is becoming an ever-popular method of driver training. They are efficient, quick and they...

40 years and counting

40 years and counting Building relationships and tankers since 1976 Established in 1976, Tank Clinic began as a general repair and refurbishment business, servicing the broad tanker industry and oil companies across South Africa. Having built a solid reputation as one of...

P22 Million km Club

A mil and still going strong G&H Transport, a Kempton Park based specialised logistics transporter of explosives and chemicals to mining operations around Africa, has five vehicles in its 228-strong fleet that have travelled more than a million kilometres –...

Isuzu Dealership & Steve Keys Interview

Isuzu and Bidvest McCarthy team up Bidvest McCarthy’s first Isuzu Truck dealership opens alongside the N4, east of Pretoria Bidvest McCarthy and Isuzu Truck South Africa (ITSA) last month opened the Bidvest group’s first Isuzu Truck dealership and workshop. Situated within the...

HED: Search on for SA’s safest truck drivers

MasterDrive and The Future Group, publishers of Future Trucking & Logistics, have teamed up to launch an exciting new driver excellence competition in which 10 finalists will be selected to participate in a driving experience which could land them...

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