In the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, climate change and the effects of global warming are once again topping the agenda in both political and business forums. Far from being merely an environmental issue for policy makers and environmentalists to grapple with, endeavouring to minimise climate change though managing […]
Month: September 2017
Grade 3 English workbooks scattered in truck rollover
Emer-G-Med paramedics in vehicles M08 & A10 received a call this morning for a truck accident at Swartkoppies and Garfield. On arrival found that it was a truck that had lost its load of Grade 3 English workbooks. It was carrying a total of 125440 work books. No injuries on […]
Daimler Trucks teams up with innovation leader for electric charging StoreDot Ltd.
Daimler AG’s Trucks division leads new financing round of Israeli nanotechnology materials pioneer StoreDot Ltd. Daimler becomes a strategic partner to accelerate the adoption of FlashBattery technology to the Electric Vehicles market FlashBattery technology enables charging any electric vehicle as quick as filling a tank of gas Cooperation underlines Daimler […]
Daimler Trucks launches first all-electric truck in series production – the FUSO eCanter
UPS first commercial customer in the US announced at global launch event in New York City Electric trucks provided to four prominent NGOs in cooperation with the New York Attorney General Fully electric FUSO eCanter will reduce noise-levels caused by inner-city distribution and help megacities like NYC reach their climate […]
Advanced new refrigerators boost Unjani Clinics’ efforts to save lives and help to communities in need
Advanced new refrigerators boost Unjani Clinics’ efforts to save lives and help to communities in need Unjani Clinics’ work in saving lives and helping communities in need was recently given a powerful boost in the form of advanced new refrigerators that do not rely on electricity to ensure that medicines […]
What is the Speed Limit for an 8- ton truck?
Question: I would like to know what he Speed Limit is for 8-ton truck? Answer: The legislation changed on 11 Nov 2016. The maximum speed limit for goods vehicles over 3 500 kg up to 9000 kg GVM is now 100 km/h. The vehicle must also display a 100 sign at […]
Three Trapped In Overturned Truck, Tongaat
Five people were injured, three seriously, following a head on collision involving an Isuzu truck and a Mercedes Benz Sprinter taxi on the R102 near Belverdere in Tongaat this morning. At approximately 04:42 members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to the scene by passing motorists reporting the […]
Truck Crashes Into Boundary Wall, Verulam
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to a home on Alamanda Drive in Sanna Township – Verulam after receiving a call from a member of public reporting a truck accident yesterday afternoon. Upon arrival a Toyota Dyna truck was found to have collided through the boundary wall […]
2 Entrapped after truck collision on the R21.
RV07, RV08 & A07 responded to reports of a Truck collision on the R21. Upon arrival, Paramedics found 2 entrapped patients. One person sustained serious, multiple injuries to his legs. Netcare HEMS was called in to assist in the transportation of this critical patient. The other patient was also transported […]
Daimler Trucks & Buses’ FleetBoard SA comes to the aid of the drought-stricken area of Imizamo Yethu
Daimler Trucks & Buses’ FleetBoard South Africa division comes to the aid of the drought-stricken area of Imizamo Yethu FleetBoard division hands over 25 000 litres of water to those most in need Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (with financial contributions from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Mercedes-Benz Vans) partners with […]









