Road Ahead

Road Ahead has been providing insightful content to business decision makers and procurers within the South African transport sector for more than 10 years and has developed

20 Sep 2017

Truck Market Gains More Ground The August truck market improved by 5.3% on July’s performance to conclude the month on 2 227 units

This is according to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) and Amalgamated

15 Sep 2017

Don’t let your merchandise out of your sight Now retailers and other businesses have realised that by integrating the warehouse and freight transport into the greater supply chain, they can reap the benefits of enhanced inventory management, better loss prevention and shrinkage protection.

When it comes to transporting merchandise between warehouse and retail destination, merely tracking the movement of trucks is no longer enough, and companies are having to rely on

31 Aug 2017

UD Trucks power on regardless UD Trucks continues to be a solid performer in the local OEM scene, challenging the usual suspects for the lucrative top spot in the medium to heavy commercial market, making noises against the bigger trucks.

The South African (SA) truck market has shown ongoing resilience despite recent political and economic events. However, the effect of the rating agency, Standard and Poor, and

31 Aug 2017

Editor's Letter Business as usual?

Welcome to another edition of South Africa’s favourite trucking and logistics quarterly, it has certainly been a busy time since we last touched base. It goes without saying

30 Aug 2017

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Transportation in South Africa The leading transportation business in South Africa

The ridiculously loud hooters, conductors rushing around approaching potential passengers, people shouting out there destinations, the aroma of Amagwinya and livers sold by the

25 Aug 2017

SA Transport company helps students appreciate industry-wide changes ‘On the ground’ instruction provided by owners of disruptive business model

Disruption is the name of the game in business today and some South African students are learning first-hand what it is all about. As part of guiding the next

25 Aug 2017

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Women's Month Women's Month event drives road safety home

BestDrive promotes Continental Vision Zero message amongst female dealers Off-road driving experience helps sharpen driving skills PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, 21 August

22 Aug 2017

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Full throttle in Central Asia MAN to present a new low-floor bus

At this year's World Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, MAN Truck & Bus will be presenting the first low-floor city bus with CNG drive for Central Asia. Launch of the first MAN

21 Aug 2017

Cargo Carriers’ Expansion Continues: Bulk Tankers for Heavy Hauliers Zambia’s Kafue Dam Contract Heavy Hauliers Zambia, a Cargo Carriers subsidiary, has been awarded a five-year contract to provide bulk cement transport to the new Kafue Dam project south of Lusaka

Only 25% of Zambians have access to electricity, with just 5% of rural areas electrified, so the republic has embarked on infrastructure upgrades to increase its current

18 Aug 2017

New Limited Edition Beetle The new Beetle is one of the worlds best known individual cars

The New Beetle is one of the world's best known, most loved and most individual cars. Volkswagen has refined the lifestyle icon's design, engineering and technology. For the South

10 Aug 2017

Truck Sales Down Truck Sales Down But Businesses Still Have Confidence in Market

The seventh month of the year saw the commercial vehicle market experience negative growth in all three truck sub-segments of the market. This is according to the latest

10 Aug 2017

Shell SA Launches Dynaflex Technology in Fuels Designed for performance, Shell’s fuels are formulated to help keep engines clean and protected for efficient running

Shell South Africa today announced the launch of its next generation of advanced fuel formulations enhanced with DYNAFLEX Technology. The DYNAFLEX technology also

10 Aug 2017

MAN Lion's City The start of a new era

With the new generation of the MAN Lion's City, a completely new type of urban bus is being introduced into the inner city. A plethora of technical innovations, both inside

10 Aug 2017

MOTORING Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 review: Power pack

Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 review in the Garden Route and Simola Hill Climb. Watch out for more in the September edition of Leadership as AMG celebrates 50 years.

09 Aug 2017