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South Africa’s 2018/19 festive season road-death statistics are out and, once again, were disappointing. The official number of road deaths between December 1, 2018, and January 8, was 1 612. This is five-percent more than the 1 527 deaths recorded over the same period last year. The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa says that while this is a marginal increase, it is an increase nonetheless. “The current trend of recording 1 500 to 1 600 deaths over such a […]

Johan Jemdahl, CEO of Greencarrier Group, writes in his blog about what, in his view, are the seven global logistics trends the industry can expect to witness in the next few years. They make for some interesting reading. 1. Environmental footprint and sustainable solutions These will be a top focus, says Jemdahl. “The transportation industry is a big part of greenhouse-gas contributions. Having a sustainable agenda and bringing insight and solutions to assist customers in lowering their ecological footprint will […]

CNH Industrial, one of the world’s largest capital-goods companies, announced this week that it is laying the foundation for accelerated global growth and profitability by changing its organisational structure and strengthening and focusing its Global Executive Committee (GEC). The GEC is the operational decision-making body of CNH Industrial. It is responsible for reviewing the operating performance of the segments and making decisions on certain operational matters. This means that the way the company is structured will be significantly simplified. It […]

Tracking devices are as valuable as ever as they become more suited to keeping tabs on a variety of assets. Ctrack’s new range of wireless, ultra-compact GPS devices is one example. Due to their easily concealable, rugged and wireless design, the BX600 and BX500 devices can be employed to track anything from trucks, trailers and containers to individual parcels. The BX models have enough memory to record 25 000 trips and can be remotely configured and updated. Using a single […]

The number 301 Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Toyota Hilux of Nasser Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel took overall honours at the 2019 Dakar Rally yesterday, bringing home the first-ever Dakar Rally victory for Toyota. “We are so happy to win the Dakar – not only for ourselves, but also for Toyota and the entire Toyota Gazoo Racing SA team. Everyone has worked so hard for so long, and really deserves this. Thank you for letting us drive this car,” the […]

Holidaymakers around the country would have spotted the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)’s new fleet of Mitsubishi Triton bakkies patrolling the waters this past December. Thanks to its 18-year partnership with Mitsibishi Motors South Arica, the NSRI boasts the largest fleet of Triton bakkies in South Africa. “Search and rescue work means that we rely on our fleet of rescue boats and rescue vehicles in tricky situations. The safety of our crew and our patients is our priority and we […]

The team members representing South Africa at the Isuzu World Technical Competition may have been heading towards their annual December break like the rest of us, but the only thing on their minds towards the end of 2018 was proving their skills to the world. The team’s determination paid off, ending the competition (also known as the I-1 Grand Prix) in sixth place in the Commercial Vehicle division, in which it competed against teams from 22 other countries.    The […]

Even with the most detailed address, finding an exact location can often be challenging – while GPS coordinates are often difficult and confusing to use. However, a new South African start up offers a solution… Overhere.co.za, which launched on Monday (January 7) makes use of mapcodes (an open-source international system that has been in the public domain since 2008) to help users generate mapcodes or interpret their location. As it is fully integrated into Google Maps, visitors to the website […]

Dakar 2019 got underway on Monday, January 7, with participants storming into the 5 000-km race from the start point in Lima, Peru. While previous events – staged since 2009 in South America – have routed through neighbouring countries Argentina and Chile, the 2019 event is 100-percent Peru, starting and ending in Lima. With just three stages down (the fourth is being run today), Dakar 2019 has already produced all the thrills and spills associated with the event. In the […]