This year could be a further growth year for the truck industry in South Africa, with sales expected to increase by 3% over 2012 to reach 28 114 units, said UD Trucks Southern Africa (UDTSA) corporate planning and marketing general manager, Rory Schulz (pictured) on 15 January.

Iveco has revealed its state-of-the-art alternative traction concept, along with several models from its Daily range, at the 91st European Motor Show at the Brussels Expo in Brussels, from 11 to 20 January.

Self-regulation for truck and bus operators in South Africa, as stipulated in the Road Transport Management System (RTMS), is working very well for those companies that have accepted the challenge of applying this system.

Traffic on major roads going through farming regions in the Western Cape continues to be diverted as the farmworkers' strike continues, meeting with alleged brutality from the police. 

The Cape Town City Council, which recently launched a new intermodal transport authority, has adopted a recommendation to prioritise the development of a new Blue Downs rail corridor in an effort to make it easier for Capetonians to move in and around the city.