Mark Erasmus is joining Scania Southern Africa as Regional Director for Gauteng, starting from 4 November. He succeeds Alec Mack who is taking on a new position with Scania in […]
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Michelin launches one-stop Truck Service Centre in Limpopo
The second Michelin Truck Service Centre (MTSC) is being launched in November 2013 providing truck and bus operators with the first one-stop shop for tyres, maintenance and service in Limpopo. […]

Voith opens new training facility
Voith South Africa has established its dedicated training facility as a Centre of Excellence covering the products in the company’s portfolio. According to the company, the launch of the training […]

Saving costs by partnering with trailer experts
Trailer manufacturers can assist customers in saving on fuel costs and also offer transport operators sage advice on how to get the ultimate optimisation out of their trailers during the […]

Johannesburg Truck & Bus Show
Commercial vehicle sector in the spotlight The 2013 Johannesburg Truck and Bus Show takes place from 16 to 27 October and co-locates with the Johannesburg International Motor Show. The show […]

RTMS in the timber industry
How smart are truck operators for using smart trucks? Very smart, says Brian Hunt, MD of Timber Logistics Services, who explains to Simon Foulds why the company implemented the smart […]
Carbon tax on transport industry
The environment in which companies operate in is changing rapidly. Companies are facing new business risks and opportunities each day because of climate change. Those that adapt to the changing […]

Paramount Trailers sales team expands
Despite the current economic situation, Paramount Trailers has seen steady growth and as a result has expanded its sales force to include a Sales Director and Senior Sales Executive. Paulo […]

Commercial Vehicle Sector in the Spotlight
A visit to the Johannesburg Truck and Bus Show will provide commercial vehicle sector fleet owners and operators a one-stop shop to view the latest vehicle models, trailers, technology and […]

Truck sales buoyant despite on-going automotive industry strike
Truck sales continued to climb by a noteworthy 10.2%, to 20 500 units during August and year-on-year sales results for August also show a 26.9% increase on sales, reaching a total […]