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July 19, 2018

Volvo Group Southern Africa welcomes new vice-president

Volvo Group Southern Africa has announced the appointment of Marcus Hörberg as the company’s new vice-president to lead its local operations, with effect from...

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July 12, 2018

Road-to-rail debate continues

Speaking at the recent SAPICS Conference, Transnet’s chief customer officer, Mike Fanucchi, acknowledged that trust and predictability were the big issues to be overcome...

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July 12, 2018

Max-out with Titan Cargo Maxx

Fuchs Lubricants Premium Maxx Performance engine oil now includes Fuchs XTL-Technology, specially developed for vehicles with modern exhaust after-treatment systems and turbochargers. It provides...

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July 12, 2018

Cargo Carriers continues to jump-start skills development

Supply-chain solutions specialist Cargo Carriers has of late invested heavily into skills development and training. In the 2018 financial year, the company’s apprenticeship programme...

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July 12, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Trucks welcomes Maretha Gerber to the head of the table

On July 1, Daimler Trucks & Buses (DT&B) Southern Africa welcomed Maretha Gerber as the new head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks for Southern Africa. Gerber...

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July 9, 2018

SATC lines up significant speakers

Now in its 37th year, the 2018 South African Transport Conference (SATC) looks set to attract nearly 700 delegates from the public and private...

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July 9, 2018

ZF back on board at Saboa

ZF will return to the South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) Conference in 2018 with its range of specialist transmissions and axles in tow....

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July 9, 2018

Hino rewards SA dealer staff with visit to Japan

Japan’s Hino Motors recently rewarded four dealer staff members from South Africa for their excellence in the annual Hino Skills Contest by taking them...

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July 9, 2018

Portland and FAW strengthen ties

Recently, Portland became the first company in Cape Town to take delivery of a FAW 33.420 FT. The company bought its first batch of...

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July 6, 2018

SATC begins on Monday!

The 37th Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) will be taking place from Monday, July 9, to Thursday, July 12, at the Centre for Scientific...

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July 6, 2018

Who needs a steering wheel?

FOCUS has just returned from Friedrichshafen, Germany, where we have seen the future of trucking … and it looks utterly fascinating! We were invited...

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July 6, 2018

South Africans are trucking heroin!

South African truckers are playing a key role in the distribution of heroin. This has emerged in a report by ENACT* The report –...

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