Author:focus-on-transport

It’s bad enough being a consumer on Black Friday – but could you imagine being the retailer? In fact, could you imagine being the courier? With the increase in deliveries to make – and expectations to meet – it’s not an easy time of year… This year, Laser Group, with its subsidiary DPD Laser (Dawn Wing and Time Freight), is working closely with some of South Africa’s largest retailers to ensure that they are ready for the start – and […]

Here’s a frightening statistic: the Shell Lubricants Total Cost of Ownership Survey highlights that only eight percent of transport operators believe that the correct lubricant can reduce the total cost of vehicle ownership by more than 25 percent – yet more than half have admitted that errors in lubrication have had a direct influence on vehicle breakdowns! Moreover, one in three of these operators estimate that this unplanned downtime has cost their businesses in excess of R1 million. The link […]

The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) earlier this week acquired a 25-percent stake in SA Taxi, which provides a comprehensive financial, insurance and allied services offering to minibus-taxi operators. The deal is worth R1,7 billion and follows a long-term, mutually beneficial working relationship between the two parties. Of the R1,7-billion purchase price, approximately R1,2 billion will be funded jointly by Standard Bank and Futuregrowth Asset Management. The remainder will be facilitated by SA Taxi in the form of vendor […]

Fidelity Security, known for its home-security services, has launched into the vehicle-tracking and telematics market with Fidelity SecureDrive. In creating Fidelity SecureDrive, the company has partnered with global technology company Amber Connect. “The emphasis of Fidelity SecureDrive is on insurance telematics, smart fleet management and data insights,” says Wahl Bartmann, group CEO of Fidelity Security. The company says that Fidelity SecureDrive makes use of one of the smallest telematics devices in the world, which comes standard with a global SIM […]

The Volkswagen (VW) Caddy has the second-highest sales numbers in the VW Commercial Vehicles range, and the company has now widened its appeal with the new 1.0 TSI model. The 1.0 TSI Trendline joins the Caddy range, which consists of the 2.0 TDI Trendline, the seven-seater Caddy Maxi and Caddy Alltrack models. Mark Handley, head of sales and marketing at VW Commercial Vehicles, comments: “Our aim is to increase the market share and positioning of the Caddy Trendline range. At […]

While truck prices are at an all-time high, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is making operators an offer that they cannot afford to miss… The all-new Actros is now available from R28 000 per month. *Terms and conditions apply. The new Actros offers a range of cabs and specifications for every task and budget. Innovative technology provides an economical transport solution for long distance or short haul. In addition to its high reliability, the new Actros boasts fuel savings of up to six percent […]

FAW has added its first and only independent sales and service dealer to the Mozambique market; Choice Diesel Mozambique. Wayne Greenwood, MD of Choice Diesel Mozambique, says the truck market in Mozambique has matured: “It has moved away from used left-hand drive American vehicles to new, equally durable, right-hand drive trucks.” Choice Diesel therefore set out to find a suitable partner. “We did our homework and looked globally at how best to source quality, affordable trucks for southern Africa. We […]