The 2016 truck class winner again picks Goodyear truck tyres for all vehiclesThe De Rooy team, winners of the 2016 Dakar rally truck class, are going for gold again in the world’s toughest race, driving on standard Goodyear Offroad ORD tyres. The De Rooy team, winners of the 2016 Dakar […]
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Truck driver pinned in cabin after crash, Howick
A 49-year-old man sustained serious injuries when he apparently lost control of a truck and veered down an embankment into trees along the Lions River Road in Howick. Shortly after 10am paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the truck lying on its side between the trees. […]
Toyota to Start Sales of Fuel Cell Buses
Toyota Motor Corporation will begin to sell fuel cell buses (FC buses) under the Toyota brand from early 2017. Having already undergone repeated field tests for practical use, the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to utilise two of these FC buses (model name: Toyota FC Bus) […]
MAN opens new dealerships in Morocco with a caravan of trucks
On 17 October, a caravan of trucks mobilised by MAN and SEFAMAR, the Munich-based manufacturer’s importer, departed Agadir on a trek across Morocco. The convoy of five trucks – two long-haul transport road trains, a refuse collector vehicle and two tippers – covered 1700 kilometres over 10 days, stopping at five […]
A jack-knifed truck collides with another truck, Alberton
This morning EMER-G-MED’s M08 attended to a jack-knifed truck, which also collided with a second truck and a car, on Swartkoppies and Hibiscus – in Alberton. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Truck ploughs through residential wall, Pretoria
A truck driver has sustained moderate injuries after a truck delivering cement rolled back on a steep road and crashed through a residential wall on Korannaberg street in Waterkloof Heights, Pretoria. When Netcare911 paramedics and other services arrived on scene they found the truck driver still in his truck with […]
MAN TGE: spotlight on customisation
MAN Truck & Bus are placing the new MAN TGE under static scrutiny as part of a van bodybuilders’ day today. Around 80 companies from Germany and neighbouring countries are being invited to a collaborative exchange of ideas which will help identify and generate future business areas and models. The […]
Truck rolls killing man, New Hanover
A man, believed to be in his 30s, was killed this morning after his truck rolled off the R33 in New Hanover in KwaZulu-Natal. ER24 paramedics, along with Fire Services, arrived on the scene and found the truck lying on its side against a fence. On closer inspection, paramedics found […]
11 people have been injured after a truck and a taxi collision, Pinetown
Eleven people have been injured after a truck and a taxi collided with each other on the M13 in Pinetown. The exact detail as to how the accident happened will form part of a SAPS investigation and comment. A Netcare911 rescue officer was dispatched to the area to extricate the […]
Tests show FUELMAX and KMAX reduce Total Cost of Ownership
Spanish haulier Marcotran has proved the savings that Goodyear FUELMAX and KMAX truck tyres offer. Comparative tests run by the company show that on certain routes it can save almost €1,000 per vehicle per year by using FUELMAX tyres, and the high mileage offered by KMAX tyres makes them more […]