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๐Ÿ’ต ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—น๐˜†๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฏ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—œ๐—• ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿ’ต ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—น๐˜†๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฏ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—œ๐—• ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ 

Newlyn Group, the logistics property and infrastructure giant, has secured a R5-billion financing deal with Absa Corporate & Investment Banking. Itโ€™s touted as one of the largest single funding deals of its kind for a private property company in South Africa.

โš“๏ธ The group, which has a 30-year history of investing in the countryโ€™s specialist port logistics sector, is tasked with developing the R3.4bn Newlyn PX Terminal near the Port of Durban. Its national portfolio of large-scale logistics parks and properties spans 32 assets and more than 1.3 million sqm of gross lettable area (GLA). 

๐Ÿ“ท๏ธ Pictured is Newlynโ€™s Bayhead Rail Terminal, near Durban Port.

#Financing #Logistics #DurbanPort #NewlynGroup #AbsaCIB
โ›ฝ๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ~๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐˜‚ โ›ฝ๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ~๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ 

In a deal worth about $1 billion (R16.3 billion), Abu Dhabiโ€™s largest energy company would purchase 580 Shell-branded fuel stations in South Africa, with a 28% stake to be taken by a local empowerment partner.

๐Ÿค Bloomberg reported that Shell and the retail arm of Adnoc, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, are expected to announce the agreement shortly. 
Adnoc Distribution became the preferred bidder earlier this year after negotiations failed with commodity trader Gunvor Group.

Part of its global expansion strategy, the acquisition would give Adnoc Distribution ownership of roughly 10% of the countryโ€™s fuel retail market.

๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ Shell is disposing of non-core assets to focus on supporting long-term oil and gas production, including major projects in Canada.

๐Ÿ‘€ More: https://buff.ly/nFAFqnY 

#Fuel #Diesel #Shell #Adnoc #Energy
๐Ÿซ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿš™ ๐Ÿซ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† 

๐Ÿš™ Next year, Toyota Gazoo Racing will enter a fuel cell-powered Hilux in the Dakar Rallyโ€™s Future Mission 1000 class โ€“ marking the first time a major manufacturer competes in the alternative-energy category as a factory outfit.

Itโ€™s a significant move for a brand long associated with hydrogen innovation, from the Mirai to recent liquid-hydrogen racing projects at Le Mans and in Japanโ€™s Super Taikyu Series.

๐Ÿ๏ธ The DKR GR Hilux will swap its usual 3.4-litre V6 for fuel cells and take on a 1,000km desert route designed to test next-generation powertrain technology in extreme conditions.

#DakarRally #HydrogenFuelCell #Hilux #Toyota #GreenTransport
๐Ÿค– ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ What in ๐Ÿค– ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ 
What innovations can truck drivers expect when travelling this countryโ€™s roads?

๐Ÿ“ท๏ธ Firstly, they need to be aware that some provincial law enforcers, with the backing of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, have been using drones equipped with thermal imaging to help identify commercial vehicles with potential brake defects. 

๐Ÿšš The initiative took place at commercial vehicle inspection stations during a Canada Day programme in which 183 trucks were inspected. 

โ›ฝ๏ธ Then, in Greater Vancouver, Canadaโ€™s first commercial heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station has been opened, capable of fuelling Classes 7 and 8 trucks (11,794kg to 14,969kg and above) as well as other hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œToday we open what we believe to be the first 700-bar commercial heavy-duty clean hydrogen stationโ€ฆ in the entirety of Canada,โ€ said Marnie Wu, a director at HTEC, the company delivering fuel supply, stations, leasing and support for zero-emission trucking. 
 
#Canada #Drones #Trucking #GreenTransport #HydrogenFuels
๐Ÿ”‹ ๐—•๐—ฌ๐——โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ”‹ ๐—•๐—ฌ๐——โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ 

China-headquartered new energy vehicle maker BYD is exploring local production of batteries and components, with a particular focus on its lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery technology for passenger EVs. 

๐Ÿ‘‰ This signals a localisation strategy built around NEV technology rather than traditional vehicle assembly, and could support South Africaโ€™s industrial ambitions, especially as policy incentives begin to favour battery component manufacturing and regional mineral sourcing. 

โ“ Will truck battery production be next for SA?

๐Ÿ›ป At the same time, the newly launched BYD Finance joint venture with Absa is designed to make NEVs more accessible through dealer funding, flexible consumer finance and guaranteed future value options. 

With BYD already one of SAโ€™s leading NEV brands and expanding its dealership network, the combination of potential local component production and stronger finance solutions could play a meaningful role in accelerating the countryโ€™s transition to cleaner mobility.

#BYD #NEVs #GreenTransport #Localisation
โœˆ๏ธ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Harith Avi โœˆ๏ธ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป 

Harith Aviation has secured clearance from the Competition Commission to acquire Safair Holdings, the parent company of FlySafair. This marks a pivotal step in strengthening FlySafairโ€™s long-term future and ensuring compliance with South Africaโ€™s 75% local ownership mandate.

The deal not only stabilises FlySafairโ€™s licensing position but also positions Harith to leverage its stake in Lanseria International Airport, potentially transforming the hub into a regional aviation powerhouse.

๐Ÿ’ต With Harithโ€™s assets under management exceeding $3 billion, this acquisition โ€“ estimated at over R8 billion โ€“ represents a significant investment in the countryโ€™s aviation infrastructure. Importantly, much of the capital originates from the Government Employees Pension Fund via the PIC, meaning South Africans indirectly hold exposure to a large share of the domestic aviation market.

๐Ÿ†๏ธ This move could reshape competition, bolster FlySafairโ€™s dominance, and accelerate expansion into regional African routes.

๐Ÿ‘€ Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/TTkejUT

#Aviation #FlySafair #CompetitionCommission #SouthAfrica #Airports
๐Ÿ‹๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€? A novel way of getting cit ๐Ÿ‹๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€?

A novel way of getting citizens to live healthier was introduced in a city in western Romania as part of a 2021 sports festival campaign.

Residents of Cluj-Napoca could get a free bus ride by doing squats as part of a โ€œhealth ticketโ€ that was valid for a single trip on the cityโ€™s public transport network. 

๐ŸšŒ Instead of paying around 0.5 Euro, participants could earn their pass by doing 20 squats in two minutes in front of a camera in a booth at a bus station.

Run with the support of local council and private partners that covered the ticket cost, the project aimed to encourage the general public to find ways to introduce sport/movement into their daily routine. 

Originally a two-week pilot, it proved so successful, with 14,500 health tickets issued, that the project continued until the end of the year. By this time residents had done over a million squats.

๐Ÿ’กGiven that almost half of adult South Africans are overweight or obese, according to an HSRC study, could this inspire the Rainbow Nation to follow suit? 

#PublicTransport #Bus #Commute #HealthyLifestyles #Exercise
โš“๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜‡-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป โš“๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜‡-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ 

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are cautiously returning one Gemini service to the Suez Canal-Red Sea corridor, signalling a possible shift for Asia-Europe container flows after years of disruption and Cape of Good Hope diversions.

๐Ÿšข The AE15 service, connecting Asia with the Mediterranean and Europe, will move back to the trans-Suez route following fresh security assessments. The first sailing is expected to be the 19,000 TEU Majestic Maersk, with transit around 24 July.

โŒ›๏ธ For the global transport industry, the implications are significant: shorter Asia-Europe transit times, improved schedule efficiency, lower fuel exposure and potential pressure on freight rates as capacity normalises. But the move remains conditional on Red Sea stability, with contingency plans to revert to the Cape route if risks escalate.

This is not yet a full-scale return โ€“ but it is an important signal that major carriers are testing how quickly the Suez corridor can regain its role as a critical artery for global trade.

๐Ÿ‘€ More: https://buff.ly/MLSyFKf

#Shipping #SuezCanal #RedSea #Maritime #GlobalTrade
โ›ฝ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ โ›ฝ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ 

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œWe are operating in an environment where efficiency is no longer simply a technical benchmark. It has become central to profitability and sustainability,โ€ says Erik Bergvall, MD of Scania Southern Africa. 

โ€œCustomers are increasingly evaluating what efficiency delivers per kilometre, per load and over the full lifecycle of the vehicle.โ€ 

๐Ÿšš Bergvall is highlighting the relevance of the Scania Super, which features a new 13-litre engine platform designed to improve fuel efficiency and overall operating economy. 

๐Ÿ“Š The engine achieves up to 50% brake thermal efficiency and can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 8% compared with the previous generation.

This is significant, considering that fuel can account for 30-50% of total operating costs in heavy-duty transport operations.

๐Ÿ‘€ Read more in FOCUS June: https://buff.ly/Vm8ndpL 

#Scania #FuelEfficiency #Uptime #Transport #SouthAfrica
๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€! ๐— ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€! ๐— ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa has introduced a unique loyalty programme for all used MAN vehicles sold through MAN TopUsed South Africa and its dealer network.

The programme offers preferential labour rates, discounts on parts and access to refurbished components โ€“ helping operators manage total cost of ownership through the second and third economic life of their trucks. These vehicles automatically qualify for the programme regardless of age or kilometres.

Find out more here: https://focusontransport.co.za/man-targets-lower-tco-with-topused-loyalty-programme/

#MANTruckAndBus #MANTopUsed #UsedTrucks #TruckSupport #TransportIndustry #FleetManagement #TotalCostOfOwnership

@man_southafrica 
@mantruckandbus
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has introduced the new Actros Mercedes-Benz Trucks has introduced the new Actros range, a truck designed around the realities of modern transport operations.

Rather than focusing on adding more features, the new Actros range has been refined to deliver the qualities that matter most to operators: proven performance, trusted reliability, and the engineering excellence synonymous with the Mercedes-Benz name.

Built to handle the demands of the road and backed by decades of experience, the new range demonstrates that confidence comes from what a truck can do, not how much it comes with.

The new Actros range.

Refined to its essentials. Simplified by design. Proven by performance.
#MercedesBenzTrucks #NewActros #BuiltWithWhatMattersMost #Actros
๐Ÿ”‹ ๐—™๐—”๐—ช ๐—๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ-๐—ถ ๐Ÿ”‹ ๐—™๐—”๐—ช ๐—๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ-๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†
 
FAW Groupโ€™s truck-making operation, FAW Jiefang, has finished systematic testing of a sodium battery heavy-duty truck in cooperation with Chinese sodium-ion battery maker Hina Battery. 

๐Ÿšš A breakthrough for new battery technology, the development could offer an alternative to lithium batteries, solving industry challenges such as cold-weather degradation and slow charging for new-energy heavy trucks.

๐Ÿ’ก The Jiefang J6P battery-electric tractor was the test model over the nearly seven-month period, fitted with a high-capacity 339-kWh sodium-ion battery. Its cumulative road-test mileage exceeded 15,000km and involved real-world operating conditions.

โ„๏ธ In a -40ยฐC environment, the battery retains +90% of usable capacity, accommodating freight needs in the cold regions of northeast and northwest China. The truck is fully charged in only 20 to 25 minutes, and the battery has a cycle life of more than 8,000 cycles under fast-charging conditions, far exceeding conventional industry standards, according to FAW Jiefang.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The GM of Hina Battery previously predicted that sodium battery prices could catch up with lithium batteries in 2027 or 2028, noting that sodium battery costs are falling rapidly while lithium prices are rising.

๐Ÿ‘€ More: https://buff.ly/Oa0i6kY

#SodiumIonBattery #GreenTransport #FAW #NECV
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ญ๐—™ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ญ๐—™ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ 

From 8-12 September, when Automechanika Frankfurt brings the international automotive industry together, what will ZF highlight at its booth at Messe Frankfurt?

๐Ÿ‘‰ For workshop partners, there are two major developments: 

1. A new AI Voice Agent in ZF [pro]Manager, which adds real-time, natural-language phone interaction to transform ZFโ€™s digital workshop management solution into a virtual front desk application, improving customer intake and scheduling. 

2. A new High Voltage Battery Training Program for members of its ZF [pro]Tech network, combining practical training with theoretical understanding to help workshops build advanced expertise in high-voltage battery technology and related components. 

โ™ป๏ธ The company will also present braking innovations, including the TRW DOT 4 Brake Fluid ESP Recycled โ€“ a sustainable alternative to conventional brake fluid. 

#AutomechanikaFrankfurt2026 #ZFAftermarket #Aftermarket #Expo
๐Ÿ“ข ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—˜๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ Jus ๐Ÿ“ข ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—˜๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ 

Just before entries closed on this yearโ€™s Truck Test event, Hino signed up its Hino 700 2845 truck tractor to participate.

๐Ÿšš The vehicle will tackle the N3 route together with a record-breaking line-up of extra-heavy trucks from other OEMs including Daewoo, DAF, FAW, Foton, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Powerstar, Scania, Shacman, Sinotruk and Volvo Trucks. 

โš–๏ธ Official technical partner TruckScience will ensure a transparent and data-driven evaluation process โ€“ giving operators the evidence base they need to make smarter procurement decisions. The official fuel and lubrication partner, Engen, will supply all the fuel used during the event. 

๐Ÿ… Truck Test 2026 has received endorsement from the Road Freight Association (RFA), the Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF), the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) and SAPICS, the supply chain professionals body. 

Other official event partners include Afrit as trailer partner, Bandag as tyre partner, ZF as aftermarket partner, Ctrack as telematics partner, and WearCheck partnering to deliver condition monitoring through oil analysis.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow FOCUS in the run-up to the industryโ€™s ultimate test of productivity and performance.

#TruckTest2026 #Hino #FuelEfficiency #PayloadProductivity
๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ž! ๐Ÿš›๐Ÿ”ฅ Last week, we visited ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ž! ๐Ÿš›๐Ÿ”ฅ

Last week, we visited the Road Transport Expo (RTX) in the UK โ€“ and what an event it was.

From the latest long-haul legends to seriously impressive specialist vehicles, RTX delivered a brilliant showcase of what is happening in the world of road transport. It is definitely an exhibition worth visiting, especially if you love trucks as much as we do.

For us, the highlight was the incredible selection of trucks on display. Big, bold, beautiful machines everywhere you looked.

Now we want to know: which one is your favourite?

#RoadTransportExpo #RTX #Trucks #Transport #Logistics #RoadFreight #SouthAfrica #FOCUSonTransport

@roadtransportexpo
๐Ÿšจ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น-๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿšจ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น-๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ 

28 years after the launch of the Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, a presidential proclamation is bringing key operational and administrative sections of the Act into effect across 60 municipalities, alongside Johannesburg and Tshwane. The start date was set as 1 July 2026.

๐Ÿ‘ฎ Among other things, the proclamation empowers the Transport Minister to classify traffic violations as minor or major infringements or criminal offences, and to assign the associated penalty points.

๐Ÿšš Fleet operators will need to tighten driver behaviour monitoring, infringement management, licence status checks and internal escalation processes, as repeat offences could carry operational consequences. 

The licence demerit point system will be rolled out at a later date. 

โš ๏ธ The bid by South African Local Government Association (SALGA) to halt the roll-out, based on concerns about municipal funding and readiness, failed when the North Gauteng Court in Pretoria dismissed the case. Companies relying on road-based operations should therefore not delay reviewing their fleet policies, driver training, fine administration and risk controls.

#AARTO #TrafficInfringements #RoadSafety #Transport #SouthAfrica
๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ Te ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ 
Teslaโ€™s new electric truck, which entered regular production this year, was involved in an accident in late June in which two people were killed. 

Itโ€™s the first known fatal accident involving the carmakerโ€™s newest model, and took place just 48km from Teslaโ€™s Nevada Gigafactory, which builds the eTrucks. 

๐Ÿšš The 10-tonne Tesla apparently slammed into a small, vintage Volkswagen Beetle at an intersection in Dayton, Nevada. Both occupants died from injuries resulting from the crash while the truck driver was not injured. 

๐Ÿ˜ด While the cause of the accident hasnโ€™t been confirmed, itโ€™s believed the driver may have fallen asleep.

More: https://buff.ly/6ZhFb9F

#Tesla #ElectricTruck #RoadSafety #RoadAccident
๐Ÿ„ ๐—™๐— ๐——-๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜‡๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ„ ๐—™๐— ๐——-๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜‡๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ 

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has awarded financial relief and practical support packages to farmers affected by the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak through its Farmer Solidarity Campaign.

Launched at NAMPO 2026, the campaign centred on the Farmer Stories Fund, a relief initiative that provided R190,000 in practical support packages to selected farmers affected by the outbreak.

๐Ÿ’ต The packages included three R50,000 financial relief awards, and two customers received R20,000 each in service plans.

One of the three recipients, Amogelang Metsamere from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, said the outbreak placed significant strain on farming operations.

Another recipient, Jannie Marais from Bloemfontein in the Free State, described the outbreak as one of the most challenging periods for his farming operation.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œAs a brand with deep roots in the agricultural sector, we are proud to stand alongside farmers and contribute in a meaningful way where support is needed most,โ€ said Mpho Nkhumeleni, department executive for CV Sales, Revenue Generation at IMSAf.

#Farming #Agriculture #Isuzu #Bakkies
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—” ๐Ÿ“ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ 

Naeem Hassim is welcomed as vice president for DTSAโ€™s Customer Service & Parts division, succeeding Ziyad Gaba, who assumes a new role within the Daimler Truck organisation as vice president of Customer Service & Parts for Daimler Truck Middle East & Africa (MEA). 

Viscount Ramoshaba has been appointed head of Dealer Network & Training. Both Hassim and Ramoshaba will serve on the companyโ€™s executive committee. 

Most recently serving as president director of Daimler Commercial Vehicles Indonesia, Hassim said that returning to DTSA feels like coming home. 

Formerly head of Supply Chain & Sales Administration, Ramoshaba says he looks forward to working closely with DTSAโ€™s dealer partners to support and strengthen their ability to deliver on this important responsibility. 

#DaimlerTrucks #DTSA #Jobs #Appointments #SouthAfrica
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