As part of its product expansion programme, Kanu Equipment South Africa has added three new machines to its ever-growing McCloskey range. Sales specialist Bradley Karolus says the latest arrivals – the J4 Jaw Crusher, the C2C Cone Crusher and the ST100T Stacker – have been carefully selected to address local customer needs. By Munesu Shoko.
As part of its Ultimate Women Programme, which is aimed at driving transformation and promoting diversity in the transport sector, UD Trucks Southern Africa has donated a new 65-seater bus to the Commercial Transport Academy (CTA). The Croner PKE 280 bus will be used for the training of female drivers as part of the CTA’s newly launched Bus Driver Development Programme. Munesu Shoko attended the handover ceremony and filed this report.
Having become the first truck manufacturer to bring a 100% electric truck to South Africa with the 2020 introduction of the FUSO eCanter, Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has commercially launched its eActros range of heavy-duty trucks. The initial range is targeted at distribution applications, with a construction variant only expected in a few years’ time. By Munesu Shoko.
Since its southern African debut in late 2022, the new generation Liebherr 5.1 wheel loader range – comprising the L 550, L 566 and L 580 – has seen a huge uptake in mining, quarrying, general earthmoving and port rehandling applications. Liebherr-Africa reports that nearly 100 units are now operational across applications, with some customers running double-digit fleets. By Munesu Shoko.
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