Mercedes-Benz Vans will be producing 1 500 all-electric vans for Hermes, Germany’s largest independent logistics firm. From next year, the company will begin using battery-electric vehicles in normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg. The focus will...

A month after its sales announcement, the first production MAN TGE has rolled off the assembly line at the newly constructed MAN Truck & Bus plant in Wrzesnia, Poland. The silver van is a short wheelbase version with a high...

Vehicle tracking and fleet management specialist Ctrack by Inseego is pleased to announce that their new 360 degree Fleet Monitoring Service is gaining momentum and delivering significant savings to subscribers. The service is a full outsource of fleet control...

Specialist body builder Serco will supply 22 demountable load bodies to Bakers Transport to service the Clicks Distribution Centre in Johannesburg. Mohammed Cassim, fleet manager at Bakers Transport, said the units – which are expected to speed up turnaround time...

In a move that expands its distribution service, Adcock Ingram Healthcare has acquired Virtual Logistics, a national and cross border transportation company. Already well-established as a logistics operator, Adcock Ingram is the only local pharmaceutical company to offer a full...

Imperial’s Hino truck dealership recently relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility in Pomona, after previous moves to Wadeville and Germiston. According to dealer principal Mike Darrol, the company sees its new location as ideally suited given the rapid development of...

German transport company Schober Transport GmbH recently took delivery of 21 Mercedes-Benz Actos trucks, each equipped with a service system that communicates vehicle status in real-time, allowing for predictive truck maintenance and analytics. The system – Mercedes-Benz Uptime – continuously...

Three trucks donated by Volvo Trucks have assisted drought stricken farmers throughout the country. Aptly named Boytjie, Boertjie and Die Lady, the trucks travelled a distance of 443 557 km and delivered over 12 000 bales of hay weighing a...

Mercedes-Benz’ Vitoria, Spain plant recently celebrated a production milestone as the    100 000th V-Class rolled off the assembly line. The jubilee V-Class will be transformed into a compact Marco Polo Horizon recreational vehicle, and delivered to a customer in Spain....

The Red Bull International Motorsports team continues its collaboration with Renault Trucks and has just taken delivery of three additional Renault T 520s trucks. These vehicles, which bring the total number of Renault T trucks in the team to...