Insurance for the trucking industry is becoming increasingly sophisticated with models being written to meet specific needs of fleet owners across the spectrum of the sector-an essential requirement in times when owners are seeking innovative options to help reduce operating costs caused by rising fuel, maintenance costs and competition for […]
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Driver injured in industrial vehicle rollover in Shelly Beach
This morning Netcare 911 paramedics responded to an industrial machine that overturned along the Izotcha Road in shelly Beach. Exact detail to the cause of the incident is still speculative and will remain a subject for police comment. Paramedics arrived and found the machine lying on its side obstructing the […]
One killed in collision with truck on N12
One person was killed and another sustained moderate injury when their car collided with a truck on the N12 in Westonaria during the early hours of this morning. Shortly after 1am paramedics arrived on the scene where they found a Toyota Corolla on the side of the road. The vehicle […]
Fatal truck collision in Meadows, Bloemfontein
One person was killed and another two sustained serious injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit from the side by a heavy goods truck on the Meadows Road in Bloemfontein earlier this evening. Jaws of life had to be used to free the victims from the wreckage. […]
Truck rollover on the R512 near the Lanseria Airport.
Yesterday a truck transporting Helium and Nitrogen overturned on the R512 near the Lanseria Airport. M03 attended the scene, to find that fortunately none of the truck’s occupants were injured.
Motorist killed in collision with truck 3km outside of Carletonville
A man in his 30s was killed early this morning after a truck and light motor vehicle collided on the R501, 3km outside of Carletonville. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 01h30 and found a wrecked light motor vehicle on the side of the road. A truck was also […]
TruckX Event Information
The venue opens from 07:00 for conference start at 08:00 through until 17:00. Directions to Sandton Convention Centre: From Pretoria: Travel along the Ben Schoeman Freeway (N1) towards Johannesburg. Merge onto Ben Schoeman Freeway / M1. Take the Grayston Drive offramp. Turn right onto Grayston Drive. Turn left onto Linden […]
Mercedes-Benz is presenting the first fully electric truck for heavy distribution operations
Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck enables fully electric transport for the first time ever with an admissible total weight of 26 tonnes Ranges of up to 200 kilometres, load capacity comparable with diesel drive Series production for urban short-radius distribution conceivable at the beginning of the next decade Fuso Canter E-Cell: fully […]
Truck rollover on the N14 by Eufees Road in Pretoria.
At 09:30 Wednesday morning one person was injured after a truck rolled and lost it’s load on the N14 by Eufees Road in Pretoria. RV7 and A08 attended to the scene and assisted in treating the patient, who was later transported to a nearby facility.
Adventure Tours Company switches to Hino Trucks
Nomad Africa Adventure Tours, one of the leading operators providing this service in sub-Saharan Africa, has bought 25 Hino 500-Series 1626 trucks as replacements for 20 trucks in its fleet of 47 vehicles. These are the first Hino trucks bought by Nomad with the decision to switch to the leading […]