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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles begins vaccinating truck drivers August 19, 2021 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has started to vaccinate truck drivers at the company’s on-site vaccination centre in its Oragadam Plant. The vaccinations are being given free of charge and drivers don’t have to drive a Daimler truck in order to qualify for the free jabs. Over 60 drivers were vaccinated on the first day, adding to DICV’s growing vaccination count. The company has already inoculated over 3 000 […]

Isuzu trucks: Ready to work from day one August 19, 2021 As a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, Isuzu takes pride in its ability to provide business solutions by offering a wide range of medium, heavy and extra-heavy commercial vehicles for all applications. With its latest programmes, Isuzu aims to save customers time by supplying trucks that are ready to work as soon as the purchase transaction is complete. To do this, Isuzu has matched its most popular trucks to […]

Audrey Thabile: succeeding in what was a male domain August 19, 2021 Women are certainly no longer content with being confined solely to jobs traditionally associated with their gender. They are also stepping into roles previously occupied by men. Audrey Thabile (36) is one such woman. She is a driver tester at South Africa’s largest truck driving academy. She is also fully involved with the testing of drivers as the driving academy expands from a focus on Code 8 to […]

A socio-economic heart attack looms for SA! August 19, 2021 Without vital road arteries to move food and other basic supplies seamlessly, South Africa could face a socio-economic heart attack. This warning has been sounded by Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire COO Solly Kganyago. His warning comes after the recent unrest that placed chokeholds on the N2, N3 and major roads around Durban, and destabilised supply chains in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. These events served as a reminder of the crucial role […]

Tollgates should remain open during unrest August 2, 2021 In the event of unrest – like we saw recently – it would be a good idea to leave tollgates open … so that trucks don’t need to stop there. This is the upshot of an open letter by Gerhard Papenfus, chief executive of the National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa) to Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Transport. This is the exact wording of his letter: “The recent spate of violent […]

Daimler Trucks & Buses and Mercedes-Benz donate R1,5 million towards disaster relief August 2, 2021 Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA), Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services have joined forces to present the Gift of the Givers Foundation with a donation of R1,5 million in support of disaster relief efforts. The donation follows the recent unrest and violence that affected some parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng communities and will help to feed 3 000 families. Michael Dietz, president […]

Look at Hino’s Dakar contender! August 2, 2021 Hino Motors, a regular competitor in the gruelling Dakar Rally since 1991, will race a diesel-electric hybrid truck in the 2022 event. This means it will be challenging the so-called “monster trucks”, with engines of more than 10-litre capacity, for outright victory in the category with a truck fitted with a hybrid power unit producing 794 kW (1 065 hp). This is a big leap from the 550 kW (738 hp) that was […]