AUTOFORUM

Free truck driver health screening for a "healthier industry"

Jan, 17 2018, 00:39

The Engen Driver Wellness initiative, which we covered in 2017, has already seen in excess of 3 217 truck drivers pull up their sleeves and take advantage of the voluntary free health screenings on offer.

Daimler tests “platooning” on US roads.

Sep, 27 2017, 05:53

Daimler announced at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, that it is testing connected trucks in so-called platooning operations on public roads in the US

Federal-Mogul filtration range for truck and bus fleets

Jul, 05 2017, 13:22

Federal-Mogul Motorparts offers a full range of oil, air and fuel filters for a large percentage of the vehicle park in South Africa, packed under the Champion brand and is busy extending its filtration range to cater for truck and bus fleets.

Federal-Mogul Motorparts Launches Wagner QSTM Aftermarket Brake Pads

May, 12 2017, 10:06

Federal-Mogul Motorparts has announced the launch of its new Wagner QS® application-specific brake pads for commercial vehicles

UD Trucks' brand day highlights brand and parts focus

Nov, 08 2016, 11:10

"We want to grow the South African market into our biggest market - even while growing our Japanese market". So commented Jacques Michel to the media at UD Trucks brand day event at Kyalami.

Bosch to unveil high-tech cost cutting concept at IAA

Sep, 20 2016, 12:04

The VisionX concept study Bosch will be presenting at the IAA includes strategies to tackle both cutting fuel costs cutting fuel costs – which represent almost a quarter of total spend – and eliminating unprofitable downtime.

Grant Flattery from Shorts Commercial presented with the UD Trucks Medium Dealer of the Year award by Theunis Eloff, aftersales director, Torbjörn Christensson, president Volvo Group Southern Africa Gert Swanepoel, sales director.

Top UD Trucks Dealers

May, 12 2016, 10:42

UD Trucks recently announced its top dealers from across South East Africa and presented awards to many of the top-performing individuals within the network, including sales administrators, technicians, foremen, parts sales and sales executives.

Overloading Defeats All The Safety Features

May, 04 2016, 11:26

For all the benefits advanced safety tech brings, an overloaded or poorly loaded commercial vehicle (or car) can still pose a risk to its driver and other road users, adding vital metres to braking distances and affecting handling.

Iveco Launches New, Bigger, Daily

Apr, 25 2016, 10:52

Iveco held the launch of the new Daily van at Red Star raceway in Delmas recently and proved that the new model delivers big - in safety features, space and load capacity.

Themba Vilkazi winner of the 2015 Regent Highway Heroes competition, his wife Mavis Vilakazi, Vusi Mchunu Operations Manager at Fairfield long-haul in Howick and DJ and self-confessed ‘petrol-head’ Sasha Martinengo

Could Your Driver Be The Next Highway Hero?

Apr, 18 2016, 11:37

The 2016 staging of the now annual Highway Heroes Awards in November will see the winner drive away with R75 000 in cash and prizes, not forgetting second and third placed drivers who will receive prizes worth R40 000 and R20 000 respectively.