Author:focus-on-transport
Willard Batteries is doing its bit to raise awareness of ocean conservation, plastic pollution and recycling by launching its fourth limited-edition battery – the Willard blue battery. “We are emphasising the relationship between people and nature,” says Corne Strydom, sales and marketing executive at AutoX, manufacturer and distributor of Willard Batteries in South Africa. “The Willard blue battery campaign is a great way for people to get behind the idea of recycling plastic and ensuring that it doesn’t pollute our […]
Trailer and body manufacturer Serco recently fitted insulated bodies on two Tata chassis and facilitated vehicle branding on the vehicles – all within a week – for Golden Lay in Zambia. The insulated bodies will keep the eggs at constant room temperature while they are transported throughout Zambia and neighbouring countries. Serco sales executive, Steve Davenport, says work started on fitting the pre-assembled bodies on the chassis on a Monday, and by the Friday the job was done and dusted […]
Engen Petroleum – in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Bushbuckridge local municipality – has launched an Integrated Energy Centre (IeC) in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. This comes after the DoE gave a mandate to all major South African oil companies to contribute towards job creation and community development. As part of its Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Plan, the government identified Integrated Energy Centres (IeC) as one of many economically sustainable solutions to address poverty nodal areas. Significantly, the […]
Hino South Africa has once again continued its stellar results in the quarterly Data Track comparative truck study. For the third successive quarter, the company took top spot with a combined score of 99,27 percent. Hino SA also scored above 99 percent in sales (99,10 percent) and service (99,88 percent) and rated 98,82 percent in parts. The company’s service and parts scores were the highest of the quarter. Hino SA has come out top in this the service rating in […]
The Easter weekend is one of the busiest and most dangerous times on our roads. Whether travelling by car, bus or taxi, most people worry about their safety or the safety of loved ones on the road at this time. The good news is that there are several common-sense actions we can all take to improve road safety during this holiday period. At the same time, toll concessionaires like Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) are taking steps to ensure the routes […]
Internet connectivity is taking over all aspects of industry and daily life; creating a network of devices, appliances and tools that all talk to one another. Trucks have been no exception to this data-driven trend over the past few years – and now Wabco is ensuring trailers are included as well. Known as a global supplier of braking control systems and other technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, Wabco has announced it will launch its new […]
Tata is doing its bit to promote social and economic development of local communities in Africa and has awarded scholarships with a total value of more than R2,3 million to 53 academically and financially deserving students at four South African universities. This as part of the company’s annual Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for the 2018/19 academic year. “In line with the business ethos and core values of Tata, which has a strong culture of uplifting society and giving back, our […]
The 59th Road Transport Management System (RTMS) workshop was recently hosted by Coca Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) at its Olifantsfontein manufacturing facility, where approximately 120 delegates were able to engage with one another with a view to improving the industry. Six companies also received their RTMS certification. These were CCBSA, Air Products South Africa, Babcock Plant Hire, BR Khoza Carriers, Khany Ilanga (Mbombela), and Skhwama Projects and Logistics. The workshop included presentations by Steve Cornelius (transport specialist, Indwe Risk […]
Year after year, South Africa’s Easter road-crash statistics leave a lot to be desired. Holidaymakers take advantage of the extra-long weekends, adding to the many cars, trucks and buses going about their usual business, which means that there is an increase of traffic on the country’s national roads. During the most recent December-January festive season, the road death toll alone topped just over 1 600 fatalities. It’s therefore up to all those who find themselves behind the wheel to do […]
As a journalist, its rather unprofessional to sing the praises of that on which one is reporting – objectivity should rule. However, objectively speaking, the Reinhardt Group’s CPD Academy deserves A LOT of praise. Regular readers may recall the cover story of Issue 5 last year (Magic at the fork in the road), which introduced an innovative take on driver training – the Commercial Professional Driver Academy (CPDA) created by the Reinhardt Group. News of this initiative made it out […]
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