Gradually the Van Zyls replaced these trucks with UD trucks. “Since then breakdowns have been non-existent,” Jacques says. “In summer it’s extremely hot here but the UD trucks can handle the heat and they can also take the cold when it goes down to zero degrees in the desert.” About half of the trucks the company now owns are UD trucks. Van Zyl remembers, one of his first two trucks was a UD. “It was the cheapest I could buy and it was the best small vehicle available in the country at that stage.”