Turning concepts

INTO REALITY

Our Story

Triz Engineering was founded in 2001 and since then became a significant contributor to the commercial vehicle industry.

Underpinned by years of first-hand OEM experience, developing a fundamental understanding of automotive engineering, today we are recognized internationally for our work in commercial vehicle development.

This recognition is based on the trust we built with our customers by focusing on execution, ensuring their goals are achieved.

For the past 5 years Triz Engineering has been ranked as the No. 1 engineering service provider by participating customers, specifically in the areas of overall service level, turnkey capabilities, and delivery.

Our engineers are customer and solution orientated, combining their knowledge of mechanical, electrical, design and software engineering to help revolutionize the automotive industry and give our clients a competitive edge.

Our History

2001

Company Established

12 Engineers


2002

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Custom chassis for W82 Bus

2001-2002

2003

Union City Body Company Project

Engineering support team
Step van bodies

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 6 W24 RV

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 COE

2003

2004

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 4/5 W16/18 RV

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 4 Stepvan chassis P42

2004

2007

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class X R64 RV

2008

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Terminal Tractor

2007-2008

2009

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Hydraulic Hybrid Truck

2009

2010

Company Milestone

50 Engineers

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 (8x4) Truck

2010

2012-Current

Daimler Freightliner CCC Project

Engineering Support Team

Class 8 RV
Class 4 Step van

2012-Current

2014-2015

Elgin Sweeper Project

Auxiliary Powertrain Integration

2014-2015

2017

Company Milestone

100 Engineers

2017

2019

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Conventional truck

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 BEV Terminal Tractor

2019

2020

Company Milestone

150 Engineers

2020

2021

Confidential Project

Class 7 BEV

Confidential Project

Class 8 BEV

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 BEV Terminal Tractor (Gen 2&3)

2021

2001

Company Established

12 Engineers

2002

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Custom chassis for W82 Bus

2003

Union City Body Company Project

Engineering support team
Step van bodies

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 6 W24 RV

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 COE

2004

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 4/5 W16/18 RV

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class 4 Stepvan chassis P42

2007

Workhorse Custom Chassis Project

Class X R64 RV

2008

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Terminal Tractor

2009

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Hydraulic Hybrid Truck

2010

Company Milestone

50 Engineers

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 (8×4) Truck

2012-Current

Daimler Freightliner CCC Project

Engineering Support Team

Class 8 RV
Class 4 Step van

2014-2015

Elgin Sweeper Project

Auxiliary Powertrain Integration

2017

Company Milestone

100 Engineers

2019

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 Conventional truck

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 BEV Terminal Tractor

2020

Company Milestone

150 Engineers

2021

Confidential Project

Class 7 BEV

Confidential Project

Class 8 BEV

Autocar Truck Project

Class 8 BEV Terminal Tractor (Gen 2&3)

Our Team

We have a team of creative, driven, and innovative individuals, working together to achieve success. They combine their in-depth knowledge, engineering talent and problem-solving abilities to design, develop and integrate solutions that lead to operational excellence.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Andrew Taitz, Chairman

Andrew Taitz is Chairman of TRIZ® Engineering, including its U.S. and Cape Town, South Africa affiliates, both of which provide cutting-edge design engineering services focused on commercial vehicle industries. As part of, and consistent with, the GVW Group™ family of companies including Autocar and other affiliates under Andrew Taitz’s leadership, Triz Engineering seeks the best people, who are then empowered to create value for customers – often by doing things differently. By understanding customers, their markets, and their true drivers of value and sustained competitive advantage, Triz Engineering designs to meet client and end-customer needs in ways more fundamental and aligned toward forward-looking growth and profitability. Triz Engineering, and affiliated GVW Group companies, have also been industry leaders in furthering and promoting sustainable, environment-friendly products and services, and they continue to seek and advance such opportunities as core to their key growth initiatives.

Johann Vorster, President

Johann Vorster is the President of TRIZ® Engineering Services. Triz Engineering is an engineering development consultancy, specializing in commercial vehicles with offices in South Africa and the United States. In 2000 Johann joined the company as an engineer in Indiana, USA.

Now located in Cape Town, he is responsible for leading Triz Engineering‘s growth and new technology initiatives. Johann is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the University of Pretoria and holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

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Juan Coetzee

HR Representative

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Jean-Dray Preswich

Marketing

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Venki Sundarraj

VP – Business Development

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Jackie Goosen

Manager – Finance & Admin

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Rachel Tuck

VP of Business Development

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