The Fleet Intelligence Desk · Since 2006
Fuel · Fleet · Border · Compliance — Decoded
The DigitFMS Fleet Intelligence Desk tracks the news that moves South African fleets — fuel-price forecasts, border and customs changes, compliance crackdowns and road-freight risk. Moreover, every briefing is written for operators who need the practical implications, fast.
Durban, 4 August 2026 — The official August fuel prices are confirmed. One line in the price structure changed the outcome for every operator. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has gazetted the adjustments taking effect tomorrow, Wednesday 5 August. Diesel rises 123 cents
Durban, 3 August 2026 — AARTO Phase 2 is one month old today. Fleets are discovering that the arithmetic matters more than the arguments. The nationwide rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system proceeded on 1 July. The Gauteng High Court had
Durban, 1 August 2026 — The final August fuel prices are in. The month ends the way the data warned it would. Closing Central Energy Fund figures point to wholesale diesel rising by R1.42 per litre for 50ppm. The 500ppm grade rises R1.60, effective Wednesday,
Durban, 31 July 2026 — Botswana border queues in August are the risk nobody should be pricing at zero. From tomorrow, 1 August, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service requires pre-clearance for every commercial road freight movement into or out of the country. The truck may
Durban, 30 July 2026 — High risk hijacking vehicles are no longer just a security story. They have become an insurance condition. Discovery Insure has informed owners of certain Toyota Corolla Cross models that their vehicles now count as high risk for theft and hijacking.
Durban, 29 July 2026 — The August diesel price outlook has taken two sharp turns in a week. The second one finally favours operators. The Central Energy Fund’s latest projections show wholesale diesel rising by R1.10 to R1.30 per litre. That is worse again than
Durban, 27 July 2026 — A diesel price increase in August now looks near certain for both grades. Central Energy Fund data to 22 July indicates 50ppm diesel rising by 66 cents per litre. The 500ppm grade points 87 cents higher. Petrol still points down,
Durban, 26 July 2026 — Border delays cost fleets far more than most operators put in their quotes. New research puts a number on it. Presented at the 44th Southern African Transport Conference, the study costs the problem at R15 billion to R16 billion a
Correction · 27 July 2026 This article originally carried a table row labelled “22 July” showing diesel roughly flat with 500ppm indicating a 24-cent increase. Those were Central Energy Fund estimates as at 17 July 2026, not 22 July. The row has been re-dated and