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Lucky Number 100 For Daf

When you’re running truck fleets in the hundreds optimal fuel consumption low maintenance costs and minimum breakdowns are the all-important criteria that logistics operators look for in a truck. Ticking all these boxes and then some the brand-new DAF XF trucks fit this bill for a leading logistic group in South Africa who collectively placed an order for 100 new DAF XF 480 trucks. Operating in the tipper tautliner and tanker transport sectors the...

Daf Trucks’ Excellent Reliability And Fuel Efficiency Key Motivating Factors

DAF Trucks’ excellent reliability and fuel efficiency key motivating factors For a transport company such as Fairfield Longhaul that specialises in transporting refrigerated or temperature-controlled products reliability safety and efficiency are paramount when selecting the right trucks for the job. David Street Managing Director of Fairfield Longhaul says that the company is committed to providing its clients with a reliable on-time service that...

New Md To Drive Daf Trucks Forward

Marius Barnard Babcock’s new Managing Director for the company’s Transport Solutions business is gearing up to further entrench the DAF Trucks brand in southern Africa exclusively distributed by Babcock in the region. With an illustrious career in commercial vehicle sales spanning over 25 years Marius aims to build on the success that Babcock has achieved in establishing the DAF Trucks brand in southern Africa over the last decade and will be focu...

Babcock Swings Into Action At V&A Waterfront

In Babcock’s plant hire business was contracted by a long-standing client in the Steel and Construction industry to assist with the installation of a new swing bridge at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. A Liebherr LTM1400-7.1 mobile crane with a maximum lifting capacity of 400 tonnes was used to lift the new bridge into place. After opening and closing up to 60 times a day over 22 years and carrying up to 2.4 million people per year the existi...

The Green Standard For Material Handlers

Babcock has seen a steady stream of Sennebogen modular material handling machinery delivered throughout South Africa over the past 12 months. With their characteristic green color reflecting their environmentally friendly efficiency Sennebogen material handlers are suitable for a diverse range of applications and have garnered firm support in South Africa’s steel mills scrap metal ports pulp mill and sawmill industries among others. The 7 Series u...