Refer to someone as living with his ‘head in the sky’ and you get an image of a scattered-brained air-head who has no touch with reality. However, this cannot be further from the truth when it comes to the guys
It seems to have been a torrid year for trucking. While all the good stuff that happens in the industry seldom hits the headlines, the bad stuff always makes it onto the front pages of the national – and at
The following statement has just been received by Barney Curtis, (pictured below), Executive Director of The Federation of East and Southern Africa Road Transport Associations, on the tragedy that took place on November 24th at the Kasumbalesa border post between
Only two out of 10 trucks taken off the N3 last Wednesday evening for testing by the FleetWatch Brake & Tyre Watch team of industry partners and cops in training passed the roadworthy tests. That is horrendous given that the
In a review of fuel prices over the past few months, Eqstra Fleet Management has established that the 2014 fuel price has bucked the historical trend and that the increase during the current financial year will only be in the
Bandag’s 2014 recently hosted their National Franchise conference in Hermanus. The best of the best Bandag franchisees were acknowledged and rewarded for excellence in variety of spheres. This year’s event celebrate 10 Years of locals at the wheel. This was
FleetWatch once again highlights the warm heart of the trucking industry and in this case we point to UPS which, since its founding in 1907, has established a strong legacy of supporting the communities it serves around the world. During
Namib Mills, the largest grain processing company in Namibia, has added another 18 Hino 300-Series trucks to its fleet. The company, which was established in 1982, is a major supplier of flour, pasta and animal feeds and now has 29
CLEAR International has just issued its latest forecast for the East European Trailer Market. The instability in both Ukraine and Syria has had a real impact on the outlook for trailer demand. Nearly 7,000 trailers have been wiped from the
Look at the photographs on this page. This is the environment I have been operating in over the past weeks – most of which is detailed in this edition of our FleetWatch eMag. It’s all so sad. Apart from the
