Author:focus-on-transport

The 14th edition of Solutrans – the European road transport and haulage solutions show – is just over a month away. Taking place between November 21 and 25, at Lyon Eurexpo in France, Solutrans 2017 will highlight the importance of training for the transformation of the transport sector.

Heavy storms and rain in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal earlier this week caught many citizens by surprise, as well as causing widespread flood and hail damage. Advanced driver training company MasterDrive shares some tips for staying safe when caught in heavy downpours while on the road.

Load matching solutions are becoming more and more prevalent and the software created by a South African tech startup company, EmptyTrips, could soon be lighting up the international stage.

In celebration of Transport Month this October, Engen Petroleum will be offering free health screenings for truck drivers at two Engen Truck Stops in Gauteng.

Keeping track of temperature data in refrigerated transport operations has been made easier by Oceasoft, which has developed the Cobalt ML3 mobile temperature data logger.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, United States drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace Siroop have started a pilot project in Zurich, Switzerland, to test an efficient van and drone-based system for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods.

In 1996 NitraLife became the first supplier of generators for nitrogen tyre inflation to the commercial transport sector.

Having originally bought six DAF trucks in 2012, OneLogix Projex has continued to return to the brand and recently purchased a further 12 DAF trucks.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has released the first details of the new Sprinter – and a design sketch that will leave van enthusiasts drooling. The brand says it’s a design language that embodies “emotion and intelligence”.