Literally ‘hitting it out of the park’, one of FAW’s acclaimed dealers scored a century when he delivered his team’s 100th FAW truck sold – a first among FAW’s Southern […]
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Alexandre de Juniac appointed IATA DG
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken on the role of Director General and CEO of the organisation. He succeeds Tony Tyler, who […]
Transnet forging ahead with MDS
Transnet continues to pursue its R340-R380 billion infrastructure investment programme – the Market Demand Strategy (MDS) - aimed at strengthening the country’s railway, ports and pipelines infrastructure. To support the […]
SAAFF Congress may be best ever
The South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) 2016 Congress takes place on 6 and 7 September at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. SAAFF CEO Dave Logan says this year’s event […]
Resolve partners with SJS Energy
Resolve (an Imperial Logistics Africa company) has partnered with SJS Energy to form a new business unit, Resolve Energy Solutions. The new unit comprises key individuals from SJS Energy (Carol […]
Barloworld Transport to embrace tech disruption
The trucking industry is braced for beneficial disruptive technology that holds promise for entirely new business models in freight movement. Several technologies are positioned to disrupt traditional operational processes in […]
Live: Realizing Africa as one market
The African Union has committed to setting up the Continental Free Trade Area by 2017. Given that Africa accounts for 3% of global trade, how can leaders develop sustainable long-term […]
Unroadworthy trucks on SA roads
According to trucking publication FleetWatch, for every 10 heavy trucks on our roads, between six and seven of them are unroadworthy. On this episode of driving forward, we discuss rigorous […]
Improving crash investigation methods to ensure accountability
A presentation by Solomon Baloyi, fleet manager at Fleet Africa at the 1st annual Fleet Management Conference held at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Local driver to compete in Japan
UD Trucks Southern Africa announced the brand’s top fleet driver at its annual Extra Mile Challenge driver competition. Alfred Ngilo, a driver from Clover in KwaZulu-Natal, walked away with top […]