Capital Equipment News April 2024

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications Editor: Adriaan Roets

capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Lizelle Francis lizellef@crown.co.za Design: Ano Shumba

FEATURES 02 COMMENT The dawn of enhanced logistical solutions 08 TRAILER MANUFACTURING Serco has broadened its product range 12 HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS New technologies from Volvo Trucks South Africa 16 EV INFRASTRUCTURE First truck EV charging stations get the green light 18 TYRE PRODUCTION Dunlop boosts local tyre manufacturing 20 ROAD CONSTRUCTION Recycled tyres help to build new roads 22 FINANCE OPTIONS Budget-friendly commercial vehicle options 24 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Dry Ice Blasting innovates equipment cleaning THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 15 Change in tactics required to stimulate demand for EVs 32 How to prevent truck rollovers

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS 04 EnviroServ trials BOMAG waste compactor 04 Forklift operator training is essential 05 Bell Equipment’s resilience pays off 05 Modified excavator can be controlled remotely TRANSPORT NEWS 06 Road Freight Association ready for conference 07 SATMC renews focus on the illicit tyre trade 07 Ronnies Commercial Vehicles bags top DTSA award CONSTRUCTION NEWS 28 Versatile rollers get an upgrade 28 Sideboards to haul more material 29 Bobcat launches new family of rotary telehandlers MINING NEWS 30 Drill rigs from Epiroc for QKR Navachab in Namibia 31 Internal combustion engine forklifts suit mining operations

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