Manufacturer of the popular Dunlop tyre brand, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), has celebrated the official commencement of production at its state-of-the-art truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre manufacturing plant in Ladysmith. This is the latest...
Global waste management group, Averda, has opened up opportunities for women truck drivers through its Professional Driver Learnership Programme (PDLP). The programme is part of the group’s initiative to address a skills shortage of qualified...
UD Trucks Southern African has launched its new fleet of trucks, the Croner, which features 13 variants and 21 customisable configurations for the transport, mining and construction industry. Named after ‘Kronos’, the god of time in...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) operator of the Shell/NNPC Joint Venture on Tuesday lifted the 17 months force majeure, which was placed on Forcados Export Terminal. This follows the completion of repairs on the leaks on...
Babcock International Group has just completed an entrepreneurial deal with a relatively new entrant into the SA road freight market for ten long-distance haulage trucks. Sole importer and distributor of DAF Trucks in Southern Africa, received new...
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has confirmed that General Motors (GM) has issued a notice of retrenchment, which will result in 600 job losses at their Struandale Port Elizabeth plant by July. The motor company issued a...
United States vehicle manufacturer, General Motors (GM) has announced its plans to pull out of the South African market, while Isuzu plans to take over the reins to become Isuzu Motors SA. “The decision was not influenced by local...
The new vehicle sales statistics for April 2017 indicate that new vehicle sales in all segments with the exception of medium commercial vehicles have deteriorated sharply during the month registering double digit declines. For the month of April,...
Fleet operators are faced with hidden, expensive and sometimes needless costs on a daily basis. Fleetmatics has compiled nine tips to help deal with this. 1. Stop paying for hours not worked You only bill your customers for hours that are true –...
