With the unplugged series, Liebherr recently launched the world’s first battery-powered crawler cranes. Only hours before the official unveiling in December 2020, the very first LR 1250.1 unplugged had its premiere at a jobsite in Oslo. Customer Kynningsrud Nordic Crane AS was using the crane for lifting operations to build a new sports centre. But the story with the first customer begins even before the crane was ever planned.

As a demonstration of their appreciation for truck drivers, IVECO SA and the Road Freight Association have launched the #ThankYouTrucker competition. The initiative, to recognise, celebrate and thank extraordinary truck drivers, will run from 1 May to 31 July 2021. The winner of the coveted award will drive away with R50 000.

With the sales start this year of three new extra heavy all-electric models in Europe, Volvo Trucks believes the time is right for a rapid upswing in electrification of heavy road transport.

With the trucking industry under constant threat, long haul and construction drivers and vehicles regularly targeted in acts of violence and sabotage, knowing that the tyres you put on your fleet are from a trustworthy, premium range gives you and your drivers much needed peace of mind. Dunlop, the iconic tyre brand, with a history dating back over 130 years and a local, world-class manufacturing facility, understands the challenges faced in the trucking world.

WorldsView recently opened its state-of-the-art service and repair centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, the only Topcon-accredited service centre in South Africa. This means that the WorldsView Service Centre is now certified to carry out services, repairs and refurbishments to OEM standards on Topcon equipment.