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A new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), says that automated road freight will save costs, reduce emissions and make roads safer – but the impact on driver jobs requires a managed transition.

Wheel Well – a registered Section 21 company that strives to be the most visible, audible and effective advocate of road safety for children in South Africa – has warned of “an illegal and deadly car seat that has made its way to South Africa”.

The transport and logistics industry is typically described as a “non-traditional” employment pathway for women, but this male-dominated sector is changing as logistics evolves into a complex, multi-disciplinary operation. At Dachser SA, four women discuss their contribution to logistics.

As of today, June 1, MAN Automotive (previously MAN Truck & Bus SA) is offering a new two-year warranty on MAN genuine parts.The offer extends to all MAN genuine parts, MAN genuine parts ecotrade and MAN genuine accessories.

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa launched the second-generation Lion’s Explorer bus to operators at the Southern African Bus Operator’s Association (Saboa) conference yesterday. The project, which has been quietly running for a year and a half, has been completed with the aid of MAN colleagues in Germany – meaning the Lion’s Explorer 2 now fits in completely with the European range of Lion’s family vehicles.

Car keys, like reading glasses, tend to get lost in plain sight … sometimes, though, they get lost for good. When this happens, it can often be difficult to immediately get a replacement – especially when there’s no spare, or when the key belongs to a modern, high-tech vehicle.

Change is inevitable, and, in the fleet management space, expecting and preparing for change is the only way to stay ahead of the game.

Fleet and mobile asset management solutions provider, MiX Telematics, has launched an in-house driver-monitoring service called MiX ReportMyDriving. The service is focused on promoting road safety and reducing road accidents by improving driver behaviour and identifying those drivers who are a risk to other road users.