STUTTGART – 70 years ago, on 9 October 1946, the Unimog Prototype 1 completed its first test drive. Chief designer Heinrich Rößler himself was at the wheel, and he tested the prototype, which had no bonnet and was fully laden with wood, on rough forest roads. The prehistory is closely linked to […]
Latest engine generations now also available for the Arocs New flagship engines: OM 470 with 335 kW (460 hp) and OM 471 with 390 kW (530 hp) Approval for alternative fuels to prEN 15940 standard and biodiesel New variants with low exterior height Latest safety technology also available for construction vehicles At the 66th IAA […]
One person has sustained moderate injuries after a T Bone collision on St Johns Avenue over the M13 Bridge this morning. Just before 9am Rescue Care Paramedics were called to the scene where they found that a truck and a bakkie had collided. The driver of the bakkie had sustained […]
Two men have been injured, one critically, after a truck overturned and crashed into a concrete barrier on the M13 near the Rockdale turnoff in Westville, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics, along with another service, arrived on the scene and found the large truck lying on its side next to the […]
Two men have been left critically injured this morning after a truck rear-ended another on the N1 highway, approximately 30 km outside of Bloemfontein. ER24 paramedics, along with the provincial services, arrived on the scene and found the two trucks on the side of the road. The driver of the […]
At 06h00 this morning, the Netcare1 helicopter was dispatched to the N12 near the R28 intersection in Westonaria where a truck and vehicle had collided with each other. Reports from the scene indicate that a man who was the driver of the light motor vehicle sustained serious injuries as a […]
At 16h30 on Wednesday afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision on the N3 at Heidelberg. Reports from the scene indicate that both vehicles were traveling south bound when the light motor vehicle veered into the side of the truck. Exact detail to the cause of the crash however […]
On Wednesday afternoon, Netcare 911 and the provincial services responded to a collision on the N1 near Ventersburg. Exact detail to the cause of the crash is still speculative however, two trucks appear to have collided head-0n. Paramedics arrived at the scene and found that both vehicles had burst into […]
HANNOVER – At this year’s IAA International Commercial Vehicle Show, (22 to 29 September 2016) the focus is on the megatrends of the future: digitalisation and e-mobility. The key to the sustainable and efficient logistics of the future is called connectivity. Logistics rely on a network of players, including trucks, […]
Two men have been arrested following a high speed chase on Sunday night. Shortly after 21:00 a heavy goods motor vehicle was reported to have been stolen from the Maydon Warf area in Durban. The vehicle taken was fitted with a tracking device monitored by Matrix Tracking. A signal was […]
