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Sporting a striking and polished new look, the new DAF XF and DAF CF series trucks deliver outstanding productivity in even the toughest conditions, with higher torque, optimised drivelines, high-efficiency rear axles, and enhanced electronics performance. A new aerodynamic design completes the package and contributes to overall market-leading fuel efficiency. Mark Gavin, sales director for Transport Solutions at Babcock, emphasises that the...

Volvo Trucks continues to expand its range with the launch of several new extra heavy electric trucks, making it possible to electrify even more transport routes in cities and regions. This latest addition of rigid* trucks further strengthens Volvo’s position as a leader in electric truck transport. Volvo Trucks is the only global truck manufacturer with a full range of electric trucks in series production already today. The company’s target...

It’s official: MAN Truck & Bus produces and sells the most fuel-efficient trucks on the roads of South Africa. This has been revealed after models within MAN’s New Truck Generation Range emerged as the most fuel-efficient vehicles at Truck Test 2022. All of the extra-heavy truck manufacturers in South Africa were invited to this prestigious test organised by FOCUS on Transport & Logistics magazine. MAN took the opportunity to showca...

Scania South Africa has started 2022 extremely well! It has stunned the used truck market with a staggering increase in sales, as Ronald Melville, national sales manager used vehicle sales at Scania South Africa, reveals. All over the world, shortages of new trucks are being reported. At the time of writing, sales of new cars and trucks were expected to dip by 25% in March 2022 versus March 2021. Numerous factors have caused this shortage, with...