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Innovative Staffing Solutions has joined hands with one of the largest medical aid schemes in South Africa to offer the company’s 5500 truck drivers the most affordable and comprehensive medical aid package in the country. “Following months of negotiations, we...

TruckX and FleetX 2018: Rewarding product excellence

Innovation is what helps to drive South Africa’s automotive sector – and what better place to have your pioneering aftermarket products showcased than at this year’s TruckX and FleetX events at Kyalami. The inaugural TruckX and FleetX Product Excellence Awards...

Mercedes-Benz Unimog is snowploughing star

Exciting manoeuvres, a tough race against the clock and last but not least lots of fun for drivers and spectators alike: this sums up the first German snowploughing championships. The vehicle which impressed everyone was a Unimog U 527 from...

Volvo Trucks Heavy Haulage offer

Volvo Truck’s I-shift with crawler gears offers a flexibility that allows fleet owners to say yes to more jobs. The world class automated gearbox with one or two crawler gears and the added option of extra reverse gears offers...

When to upgrade your fleet

An essential component of providing top customer service is having a fleet with updated and reliable vehicles. If your fleet is made up of cars which are costing more in their service and repair bills and which make you...

Untrained Truck drivers are costing the economy Billions

South Africa’s roads are infamous for claiming many lives throughout the year with a notable increase over the festive season. The World Resources Institute has found that the country ranks 42nd in terms of road fatalities. Arrive Alive figures suggest...

Hino customers very impressed with new Koga plant in Japan

A group of customers, who went on a recent educational tour to Japan to visit the facilities of Hino Motors and to hold discussions with senior executives of Japan’s leading heavy truck and bus manufacturer, were unanimous in their...

Being insured (even a little) is better than not being insured at all

Ten tips to help you get the most out of your insurance “It’s a luxury I can’t afford”, “It will never happen to me”, and, “I don’t believe in insurance” are just some of the reasons people give for not...

Hella: Thermal management for commercial vehicles and transporters made easy

The new catalog “Thermal management for commercial vehicles and transporters 2018/2019” is available from Behr Hella Service from March 2018 onwards. On its pages workshops will be able to find all the products which their mechanics need for the...

Cartrack’s Live Vision could change the face of South African driving

While driverless cars steal the “visionary” media headlines, other technologies are already having a profound impact on South Africa’s roads... The technology boom is changing many aspects of life, from how we socialise and share news through to how we...