Author:focus-on-transport

Cummins Southern Africa had big news to share at a media event earlier this week. The company boasted about a positive outlook in the southern African region for 2018, and shared some details on an exciting new project to be launched later in the year.

With the political about-turn of recent months taking hold of the country, renewed confidence in business is beginning to show. This is certainly true for trailer and bodies manufacturer Serco, which has seen an encouraging uptick in orders this year so far.

The news in Gauteng earlier this week was abuzz with the specialist road transport of a Boeing 737 from Jet Park to Fourways – but that’s not the only big thing to have been moved recently.

Two shining stars from the Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) class of 2017 are on course to reach their dreams. Makyle Naidoo and Nokwenama Gumede (both 17 and from KwaZulu-Natal) proved the success of the Engen initiative, which aims to help address the key national skills shortages in engineering and other technical fields.

Hyundai Automotive South Africa today launched its new heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) contender; the Mighty EX8.

The supply chain business is not immune to the economic challenges faced by other sectors, but, writes Arend du Preez, MD of Crossroads, South Africans are adaptable…

The South African minibus-taxi industry is heading into a new era with the launch this week of the AftaRobot transport-management technology platform.

After months of speculation surrounding its future, following the withdrawal of General Motors from the South African market, Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has officially been launched.

Keeping a fleet of vehicles in a fit and ready state is crucial to the efficiency of a logistics business. However, the number of aftermarket accessories fitted to many vehicles today can put a drain on a vehicle’s battery.

Most things are pretty standard in the road-freight industry … long-haul, fast-moving consumer goods and local distribution all come to mind. However, we don’t often give much thought to some of the things our transport counterparts in the skies sometimes have to move – like horses, for instance.