Tyres are generally overlooked when it comes to maintenance, but caring for and maintaining your vehicle's tyres should be the first box to tick...
Naresh Maharaj 23 Mar 2021
Not only is increased demand post hard lockdown putting pressure on operators, but border delays are impacting timelines. Growing crime and violence are also putting drivers, vehicles and cargo at risk...
Jason Mellow 17 Dec 2020
Buying a car, new or secondhand, is a big financial commitment and the buyer wants to know they are getting bang for their buck, along with all the things which they most desire in a car...
Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) is a virtual human body model software programme for computer analysis of human body injuries caused in vehicle collisions. It is expected is to enhance vehicle safety...
These cars look weak and cheap on the surface after a crash. There's, however, a sophisticated reason for building modern cars this way...
As the lockdown eases, more South Africans are commuting to work, running errands and figuring out their new normal. This means more cars on the roads...
The South African commercial vehicle market got off to a mixed start in 2020, recording a 4.4% year-on-year decline...
Ole!Connect's, Desere' Orrill, takes a look underneath the hood of autonomous transportation, what it means to our future mobility, and whether we are ready to relinquish the wheel, or not...
Deseré Orrill, Issued by Ole!Connect 31 Jan 2020
Rigorous merSETA-approved training sets Tiger Wheel & Tyre's wheel alignment and technicians head and shoulders above competition...
Issued by Tiger Wheel & Tyre 11 Dec 2019
Scholar transport company, Cool (kids') Cabs, has launched The Big Yellow Bus service - a first in South Africa as it is the only bus to provide full 3-point seatbelts and car seats on every seat allowing for safer transportation of children...
Just before the elections, former transport minister Dr Blade Nzimande announced a new taxi recapitalisation scheme...
Vincent Raseroka 6 Jun 2019
Dialdirect was recently voted product of the year in the services category at the 11th annual Product of the Year awards...
With an increasing number of hijackings reported across South Africa, motorists are urged to take precautionary steps...
With a spike in thefts from delivery vehicles causing havoc across the country, fleet owners and operators are looking for solutions to safeguard life and property...
Morné Stoltz 10 May 2018
Fleet and vehicle owners need to realise that many accidents on our roads are caused by worn and old tyres...
Pieter Niemand 16 Feb 2018
These days there really is an app for almost everything and everyone - including an array about and for the legal industry. Here's a quick look at trending legal apps for the year...
Shan Radcliffe 31 Jan 2018
A fleet of vehicles is often one of the biggest operating costs for any business. It is also one of the most prominent representations of a company's brand.
The growing world population is presenting enormous challenges for the agricultural industry...
The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo kicked off on Monday, 18 September 2017 at the CTICC and is expected to attract over 1000 attendees including 190 CIOs over four days...
Ilse van den Berg 19 Sep 2017
At the 2017 Southern African Transport Conference, Shaun Mhlanga said while South Africa has a sophisticated regulatory environment; it needs to be translated into workable business processes...
We have all seen the adverts and testing videos on TV with the crash test dummies and shuddered at the thought of that being us. The shocking fact is, cars that have not passed international safety tests are actually driving on SA roads...
Sherryn de Vos 30 May 2017
According to Vishal Premlall, director of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), an immeasurable contributor to the number of fatalities on our roads is the poor mechanical condition of vehicles...
Are you driving one of the safest cars in South Africa under R150k? The AA conducted a report on the best and worst cars considering safety. The AA released its first annual ‘Entry Level Vehicle Safety Report'...
Jessica Woodruff 15 Feb 2017
Despite Ford's recent vehicle safety recall, sales were up 1.7% on the corresponding month last year, with a total of 6,634 vehicles sold in January 2017...
While investigations continue into the Ford Kuga fires crisis, the company has now been dealt another blow...
Mark Smyth 26 Jan 2017
Ford Motor Company and South African investigators traded blows on Monday over the firelinked death of a Ford Kuga driver in December 2015...
David Furlonger 11 Jan 2017
While big data has been the buzzword for the past year within the telematics and fleet management space there is no doubt that, in the year to come, this will be ever more critical...
Grant Fraser 10 Jan 2017
Two more Ford Kuga SUVs caught alight at the weekend as forensic investigators battle over which components are causing the family vehicles to combust...
After a Ford Kuga "spontaneously" combusted last week, many other Kugas have followed suit and gone up in flames...
Matthew Alexander 28 Dec 2016
In 2016, Euro NCAP tested 18 new passenger cars and four heavy quadricycles and recently announced some of the year's highlights...
US officials announced a proposal on Tuesday to help speed up the adoption of autonomous vehicles by requiring new cars to communicate with each other and "speak the same language."
Ford's new state-of-the-art 'Weather Factory' will enable engineers to test forthcoming vehicles in the most demanding weather conditions...
Ford is facing a backlash from drivers of its family SUV - the Kuga - after reports of sudden fires in the car which have left one person dead...
Graeme Hosken 5 Dec 2016
New findings from Juniper Research reveal that the annual production of self-driving cars will reach 14.5 million in 2025...
Digital technology is continuing to evolve at breakneck speed, affecting nearly every aspect of our working lives. From connected smart devices, sensors...
A new report written by road safety experts from 24 countries, has backed Global NCAP's roadmap for improved vehicle safety...
Imagine there has been an accident with a car belonging to a staff member and the company director is being held liable - this is not as far a fetched scenario as it sounds...
Vehicle recovery will soon no longer be the main revenue source of the vehicle tracking industry. Companies like Tracker, Cartrack and Matrix say the installation of onboard tracking devices is now merely the first step...
David Furlonger 18 Apr 2016
Nitrogen tyre inflation, one of the many services offered by Tiger Wheel & Tyre, is common in the motor racing and aircraft industries and will increase vehicle safety as well as benefit everyday motorists financially...
Issued by Tiger Wheel & Tyre 7 Apr 2016
Tracy Maclear shares strategic insights into ensuring brand sustenance for the innovative tyre manufacturer...
Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Mar 2016
In light of the recent news of Takata's potentially defective airbags, 2004-2007 Subaru Impreza and WRX models are being recalled for safety inspections and potential replacement...
In light of the many challenges that the Logistics industry is facing, we wanted to know what Grant Fraser thought of the 2016 Budget Speech...
Cari Van Wyk 3 Mar 2016
I started learning driving only three years ago, and - inevitably - failed my first test. Naturally, I was disappointed: but then it occurred to me that I could avoid the whole issue, if only I could get my hands on a driverless car...
Zia Wadud 29 Feb 2016
Ctrack will continue its partnership with Arrive Alive, making 2016 the thirteenth consecutive year the two companies will be working together...
The technology industry's love affair with the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) continues unabated. Technologists in almost every industry are touting the future of connected sensors, devices, components, and actuators - all pumping information into a sprawling network of cloud services...
Michael Frans 25 Nov 2015
A group of more than 20 people has driven over 5 000 kilometres from Johannesburg, en route to Botswana, with a simple mission in mind: promote green technology...
Melissa Javan 29 Jun 2015