This Heritage Month, FAW Trucks proudly honours a history that spans almost 70 years but also recommits to its heritage as a manufacturer of reliable commercial vehicles of high quality and a company that remains committed to the markets in which it operates. To fully appreciate the story of FAW […]
Month: September 2021
Women truck drivers are coming and we’re with them – all the way
By Elka du Piesanie, Bureau Operations Manager, and Olivia Kumalo, Bureau Key Account Manager, Hollard Trucking Over 4 500 men have entered the Hollard Highway Heroes competition for truck drivers since its launch in 2015, but not a single woman. We know the transport and logistics sector remains an untransformed, […]
Truck and car collide, leaving six injured in Bassonia
Six people were injured this morning, three critically, when a truck crashed into a light motor vehicle at the Comaro and Soetdoring intersection in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg. ER24 and other services arrived at 10h00 to find a wrecked truck lying on its side on the pavement. A man was […]
Motorcyclist injured in a collision with a truck in Milnerton
Netcare 911 responded to a collision on Montague Drive in Milnerton, Cape Town. Reports indicate that a truck and motorcyclist were involved in a collision. The patient, an adult male, had sustained moderate injuries was treated on scene and once stabilised was transported by private ambulance to the hospital for […]
FAW Trucks’ 8.140FL continues to follow a tried, tested and proven recipe for success
• 8.140FL with manual transmission remains a popular choice in the highly competitive HCV market • A highly versatile combination of ruggedness, durability and cost-efficiency • Delivering on FAW’s promise of practicality, reliability, value for money and easy of operation Johannesburg – 22 September 2021 – FAW’s sales success in […]
What is the law on “covering a load”?
Question: Please inform me of the law regarding covers. There is a truck in my area transporting woodchips without any covers. Every time we drive behind it or pass it in the opposite direction we get covered in woodchip. Is there any law regarding covers in this case? Answer The […]
Truck Knocks Into House: Redcliffe – KZN
No injuries were reported after a Powerstar tip truck knocked into a house on Summit Drive in Redcliffe, Verulam this afternoon (Sunday). Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) arrived on the scene at 13:09. It was established that the truck was attempting to turn when it rolled down a […]
Two men nabbed with a large quantity of dagga
Two men aged 38 and 41 are expected to appear before the Vryheid Magistrates Court on Monday, 20 September 2021 facing charges for possession and dealing in dagga. Yesterday members from Vryheid SAPS were patrolling along R33 Vryheid/Paulpietersburg Road at the Kambula farmers market when they spotted a vehicle with […]
Hollard recognizes the best drivers of Tautliners, Tankers, Tippers, Flatdecks and Reefers.
The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown put a stop to our plans last year, but our life-changing Hollard Highway Heroes competition for truck drivers is back – in an exciting new format (it’s the new normal after all). Hollard Trucking wants to identify and richly reward the best truck drivers […]
Hollard Highway Heroes again rewarding truck-driving excellence!
Stand a chance of winning a R5 000 monthly category prize, or the grand prize of R50 000! Are you South Africa’s 2021 Hollard Highway Hero? We want to find and reward the country’s best truck drivers – because not only do you help make our roads safer for all, but you […]










