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Latest news
Hinos Clean sweep
March 2012
Hino has become the first truck supplier to make a clean sweep at the Scott Byers awards, taking the number one spot in all four categories – sales, service, parts and overall. CLAIRE RENCKEN reports. The awards – open to truck manufacturers as well as distributors – were presented at the Scott Byers and Econometrix truck industry seminar, which took place on October 17 at the Randpark Golf Club. Speakers included Dr Azar Jammine, chief economist at Econometrix; Ian Byers, founder of the research company now known as the Scott Byers Network; and Frank Beeton, who is no stranger to FOCUS.
New generation freightliner impresses
March 2012
The Freightliner division of Mercedes-Benz South Africa Commercial Vehicles introduced their new generation Argosy to customers today. The arrival of the new truck in South Africa has been eagerly anticipated by the road freight industry, and was launched amid great pomp and splendour amongst the dunes of Swakopmund in Namibia. Freightliner has been a leading force in long haul trucking in South Africa since 1996, and has consistently been a top seller in the over 400hp 6x4 truck tractor market in recent years. A sneak preview of the new generation model caused quite a stir at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October last year.Freightliner, the successful American brand in the Mercedes Benz South Africa (MBSA) commercial vehicles stable, has had success in the segment due to its low un-laden mass, spacious sleeper cabs and proven heavy-duty drive train.