With fluctuating fuel prices, fuel consumption is an issue of growing importance for drivers and fleet owners to understand. Even if you’re running a fleet of one, fuel is a major business expense. These four simple tips will help fleet-owners and busy consumers alike to save cash – and also […]
Month: October 2017
Imperial Logistics working group focuses on sky-high potential of supply chain control towers
In today’s global marketplace, supply chains are becoming increasingly complex. Recognising the growing need for centralised control, planning and execution of supply chain activities across all supply chain partners, Imperial Logistics has launched a working group focused on exploring, understanding and advancing the use of supply chain control towers. “These […]
Grindrod Integrated Logistics joins farmers in KZN to bring relief to drought-stricken Eastern Cape
Natural disasters experienced around the globe and in South Africa – the severe drought in the Eastern and Western Cape, the tornado in Krugersdorp, the freak storm in Durban, and the Knysna fires – have had devastating effects and has highlighted the importance of responsible corporate citizenship. Therefore, when relief […]
Trapped Driver Freed From Overturned Truck, Phoenix
A 46 year old man suffered moderate injuries after a Nissan UD mechanical horse and trailer overturned while he was tipping a load of sand at a business in Phoenix – KZN a short while ago. At approximately 17:50 members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out the the […]
Midrand: two injured as two trucks collide on the N1 resulting in lane closures and delays.
At approximately 15h27 on Monday 23 October 2017, Netcare 911 responded to reports of a very serious collision involving two trucks on the N1 direction Johannesburg just before the Allandale off-ramp in Midrand. Reports from the scene allege that the truck crashed into the Roads Agency truck and pushed it […]
Imperial Logistics is Corporate Educator of the year
Imperial Logistics was named “Corporate Educator of the Year” for the fourth time at the 2017 “Supply Chain Management Education Excellence Awards”, which are hosted annually by one of the industry’s leading professional bodies, SAPICS. These awards recognise individuals, organisations and learning institutions that have heeded the call to address […]
Several Injured After Bakkie and Bin Truck Collide in Phoenix
Several people were injured following a collision involving a Toyota Hilux bakkie and a bin truck on Eastbury Drive in Phoenix yesterday. Upon arrival several private ambulances were on scene. The UD Truck was found lying in a ditch on its side. Six occupants of the Toyota Hilux bakkie were […]
The more of these yellow signs we see the safer sharing the roads with trucks would be!
As someone who frequently travels the N1 freeway between Bloemfontein and Cape Town and Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, it has become rather evident how much of our economy is reliant on the transportation of cargo via road freight. It appears that Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the “extra busy” days when […]
Connected logistics gives rise to super-powered mobile platforms
While the supply chain sector is known to be early adopters of technology, locally the sector has been cautious with Mobile and Cloud based technology adoption. In the relentless race to meet the requirements of customers, logistics providers have realised that today’s cloud based technologies can create the almost instant […]
Three men injured as truck overturned in Imbali, KwaZulu Natal
Three men were left injured this afternoon when the truck they were travelling in overturned on Phuzulu Road in Imbali, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 13h24 to find the flat-bed truck lying on its roof on the side of the road. A […]