Author:focus-on-transport

Committed to agriculture

Committed to agriculture

Engen, the lifelong brand sponsor of the biggest agricultural expo in Africa, came to the table once again to make this yearโ€™s Nampo a roaring success

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A van-full of versatility

A van-full of versatility

A van is not the first vehicle that comes to mind when discussing the needs of the agricultural industry. However, Mercedes-Benz has a van for every season and every reason

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A first of its kind

A first of its kind

Mercedes-Benz is gearing up to launch its very first premium double-cab bakkie and the visitors at Nampo this year couldnโ€™t hide their excitement

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Smile, youโ€™re on camera

Smile, youโ€™re on camera

Spurred on by the need for drivers to prove their innocence in โ€œcrash-for-cashโ€ scams, dashcam video footage has become an internet phenomenon, showing (most of the time) how badly people drive. GAVIN MYERS takes a look at the basics of in-cab camera equipment

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Charleen Clarke

Truck Test 2017: Done and dusted!

Truck Test 2017 was utterly awesome! Thatโ€™s not just my opinion; itโ€™s shared by the participants in general

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Iveco Madrid takes gold and Cummins and Eaton power up

Iveco Madrid takes gold

The Iveco commercial vehicle manufacturing facility in Madrid, Spain, has become the companyโ€™s first site to achieve Gold status in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) programme. It is now the highest-ranking facility in terms of manufacturing excellence among the companyโ€™s 64 global manufacturing facilities.

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Gear up for Comtrans

Gear up for Comtrans

Comtrans is the only commercial-vehicle exhibition in Russia and provides the leading global and domestic manufacturers of commercial vehicles an opportunity to present their achievements at the largest exhibition platform in Eastern Europe. The event alternates with the IAA in Hanover and will take place this year between September 4 and 9.

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Inspect the interior of your chosen vehicle before even stepping into the showroom

A new way to choose a vehicle

Carfind.co.za has introduced a first to the online buying and selling of vehicles in South Africa, with the 360ยฐ interior view. Along with a range of photographs, buyers now have the opportunity to view the interior of the vehicle they wish to buy.

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Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit

Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit

Babcock International Group, the importer and distributor of DAF Trucks in Southern Africa, has completed an entrepreneurial deal with a relatively new entrant into the local road-freight market.

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New UD Croner ready to tackle local HCV segment

New UD Croner ready to tackle local HCV segment

UD Trucks Southern Africa launched its new Croner range of trucks earlier this week. Specifically developed for the companyโ€™s growth markets and aimed at the heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) segment, the range offers 13 variants and up to 21 customisable configurations between 9,5 and 17-t gross vehicle mass (GVM).

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