Uitenhage – With its local production schedule for October, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) set a new record for the number of vehicles produced in one month. The company’s plant in Uitenhage produced 16 453 vehicles in October, exceeding the company’s previous record – which was set exactly a decade […]
Month: November 2019
Fleets buy down as economy continues to struggle
Even though South Africa’s struggling economy is continuing to have an impact on the local commercial vehicle industry, the sector showed a 3.1% year-on-year growth in new unit sales at the end of October. According to the latest combined year-to-date results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of […]
Attacks on trucks are criminal – Western Cape Transport and Safety officials
The Western Cape Ministers of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela, and Community Safety, Albert Fritz, strongly condemn the looting and attacks on trucks in De Doorns and Worcester this morning. The N1 highway in De Doorns had to be closed this morning after trucks and vehicles were stoned during a protest […]
Truck collision leaves two injured on the N3
Emer-G-Med responded to the N3 North Letuka. Two patients were entrapped in the truck and the road was closed for almost 2 hours. Both moderately injured patient was transported to the Hospital. Local authorities were on scene for further investigations. Truck collision leaves two injured on the N3 https://t.co/H04bNq3VCT#ArriveAlive @EMER_G_MED […]
Truck rollover on the N3
Emer-G-Med responded to a collision on the N3 North close to wimpy offramp was a truck rolled. No injuries reported on the scene. Local authorities were on scene for investigations. Truck rollover on the N3 https://t.co/ZgXexgFM1a#ArriveAlive @EMER_G_MED @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/I4D7MOwz8b — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) November 6, 2019
Two-truck collision leaves one injured in Boksburg
Emer-G-Med responded to the corner of Yaldwyn and Springbok Road in Boksburg for a collision involving two trucks. One patient with moderate injuries was transported to the hospital for further care. Authorities were on scene for investigations.
Truck crashes into house leaving three injured in Meyerton
Three men were injured this morning when the truck they were travelling in crashed through a fence and into a residence off the R59 near the Johan Le Roux offramp in Meyerton. ER24 paramedics, along with the Midvaal Fire Services, arrived on the scene to find that the truck had […]
HCV Makes strides in commercial vehicle industry
The South African commercial vehicle industry is firing on all cylinders. According to year-to-date results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), the transport industry contributed 275280.76 ZAR million to the country’s GDP in the second quarter of 2019. While most economic indicators are down […]
Truck head-on collision leaves one dead on the R71
On the R71, near Steven Lumber Mills, at about 21:00 a vehicle and a Scania truck were involved in a head-on crash. It is reported that a male driver died in the crash. Local authorities were on the scene.
Diesel spill after collision on the N3 Bedfordview
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med responded you a collision N3 North before Gillooly’s I/C. Road closed due to diesel spill and traffic directed to the N3 R24 highway. Expect heavy delays in the area. No injuries. Diesel spill after collision on the N3 Bedfordview https://t.co/h0Fz1Pbu27 #ArriveAlive @EMER_G_MED pic.twitter.com/B8biPFIVwj — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) […]









