FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (Pty) Ltd launched its new FAW medium-weight 8.140FL range in May 2015. Now, a mere year later, it is ranked second in the 5-tonne truck segment. On introduction, it was lauded as the lowest-cost-per-tonne vehicle in...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air freight data showing that demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) slowed in May with growth falling to 0.9% year-on-year. African carriers saw freight growth in May...
The future of the truck industry as we know it is changing. Improvements in safety, fuel efficiency and extra payloads are now possible for freight owners operating within the realms of the law. The Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme is...
Friedel Spies is the new business development director for ID Logistics South Africa. Spies has worked in the logistics industry for over a decade, specialising in business development and has assumed various customer and commercial roles. He has...
