Freightliner News

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...

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In just two weeks time the 2011 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) kicks off, running from 6 to 16 October 2011. It promises to be a very exciting event for MBSA – especially since this is the year in which Mercedes-Benz is celebrating being the...

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Western Star Trucks, Daimler Truck Group’s, pre-eminent builder of bespoke trucks built a unique blue and black truck, named Beauty and the Beast, for the Mid America Truck Show hosted in Louisville Kentucky earlier this year. The truck was built to showc...

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Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has endorsed the partnership between MBSA, South African Business Coalition on HIV and Aids (SABCOHA) and the Trucking Wellness initiative, aimed at addressing the plight of truck drivers on the roads. Trucking drive...

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KEW Foundries, a Kimberley-based engineering works, founded in 1946 (previous incarnations of the company go back to 1893), has a rich heritage in the manufacture of steel works for the mines. The first truck to bear the Freightliner nameplate appeared...

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The Freightliner and Mitsubishi FUSO divisions of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) have ended the first four months of 2010 with a volume increase of more than 27 % over sales compared to year-to-date 2009. These sales of 731 units contribute to MBSA’s m...

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United Bulk is one of South Africa’s premium tanker-trailer hauliers, transporting food-grade products as well as Dangerous Goods such as liquid petroleum gas (LPG), ammonia gas, solvents and acids. The company, based in Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng with a d...

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