{"id":48976,"date":"2022-05-05T10:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T08:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-adds-multimillion-rand-torque-power-to-fleet-20220504\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:52:47","slug":"kouga-adds-multimillion-rand-torque-power-to-fleet-20220504","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-adds-multimillion-rand-torque-power-to-fleet-20220504\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouga adds multimillion rand torque power to fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 10 new vehicles costing more than R7 million were delivered to Kouga Municipality between February and April this year \u2013 improving service delivery even more across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles consist of five four-wheel drive tractors and two backhoe loaders, as well as a single-drum roller, a bulldozer and a grader.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the procurement of new vehicles since August 2016 to a whopping total of 76.<\/p>\n<p>A R6.1 million landfill refuse compactor will, furthermore, be added to the top-class fleet within the next couple of weeks, while 26 different types of new trucks will replace the current redundant fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said the new vehicles were a major investment for the municipality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not merely about increasing our fleet, but it is also improving service delivery for all residents across the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hendricks, the vehicles will mainly be used for maintenance and construction work, as well as for grass cutting, the fixing of potholes and grading of gravel roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the latest addition to the fleet, we do indeed have some of the best equipment and vehicles,\u201d said Hendricks.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_10f448ce\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fleet\" 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