On September 4th, the registration opened for the world´s largest service market competition Volvo International Service Training Awards (VISTA)*. More than 18,000 technicians, from the Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses global dealer network, are estimated to participate. Through teamwork and competence development VISTA aims to attract and maintain skilled technicians. […]
5DT (Fifth Dimension Technologies), a training simulator and virtual reality pioneer, unveiled their state-of-the-art advanced trucking simulator at a launch event at its head office in the Persequor Technopark, Pretoria, South Africa. The South African launch comes on the back of an international release at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) […]
The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) exhibited and participated at the Third African Chemicals Imbizo at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban this week. CAIA Executive Director Deidré Penfold congratulated the Durban Chemical Cluster on co-hosting the imbizo and on arranging an informative programme. Penfold said imbizo’s like this […]
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) has secured funding from the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) for the training of 30 employed women and is inviting employers to enrol learners for this historic learning opportunity. Successful learners will be awarded the International Certificate in Logistics […]
Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga attended the official launch of The Emerging Truckers Association of South Africa (TASA) in Sandton, Johannesburg. Mainly women who are active role players in the transport and logistics business sector founded the association. The aim of the association is to facilitate transformation and make it […]
Transporting dangerous goods, including hazardous chemicals, is associated with specific risks that could cause harm to people, animals, property and the environment in the event of an accident. It is therefore essential for hauliers and logistics service providers to have management systems in place to properly identify and control the […]
A new era has dawned in South Africa where digitalisation is rapidly transforming the trucking industry, and it is a business imperative to start embracing this concept as soon as possible – or fleet owners will not be able to compete in the near future. This was one of the […]
A centre of gravity analysis performed by multinational Arup, has plotted the optimized use of containers in Gauteng. Speaking at the Southern African Transport Conference on Monday, 10 July 2017, logistics expert, Gerard de Villiers, elaborated on how the Centre of Gravity analysis can help to indicate where terminals should […]
Transform Global Logistics Space Beyond smart trucks, the next evolution of IoT logistics will see the entire supply chain linked with connected things From driverless vehicles to the Internet of Things (IoT), the interconnection of everyday objects via the Internet, the global telematics market is exploding in connectivity and growth. […]
Demonstrations, débuts, displays, dynamic driving, double-digit discounts and more: South Africa’s premier trucking event has something for everyone in trucking and fleet management. TruckX and FleetX take place on 12 and 13 July at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Eicher makes its Début in South Africa Trucking OEM Eicher Trucks will […]
