Author:focus-on-transport
The law of supply and demand is an absolute constant in everyday life. We see something we like and we buy it. After a while, the stock runs out and it needs replenishing. Sounds easy enough, but what about the company charged with keeping the shelves stocked, so we can have our daily dose of retail therapy? GERHARD HORN takes a look behind the scenes.
Itโs time that something happens โ more than just talking. That was the overwhelming impression that HANS WALTER gained from the recent RFA Convention. The consensus, he reports, is that itโs time for action โ and not just words …
Delivering more freight per load at lower cost-per-ton than conventional rigs, PBS vehicles (or Smart Trucks as theyโre now called) are redefining the way bulk commodities are moved by road both locally and abroad. If youโre a truck owner, you may be wondering how one gets to run such a rig. PAUL COLLINGS investigates the roll-out of Smart Truck permits in South Africa and discovers that itโs not an entirely “closed shop”.
It takes more than a corporate name change to maintain a dominant role in the sub-Saharan truck market. UD Trucks Southern Africa, formerly Nissan Diesel, plans to double its product range to counter the Asian challenge but how it will address the price issue is another matter. UDO RYPSTRA reports.
Chevron South Africa, the supplier and distributor of Caltex fuels and lubricants, has made dramatic improvements to its professional driver standards over the past six years.
Engen Petroleum Limited is a leading force in the supply of diesel and lubricants to South Africaโs highly competitive commercial road transport sector and, having won several Focus on Excellence Awards โ sponsored by Wesbank โ in the past, is this year nominated for two more, in the Best Supplier of Diesel and Best Supplier of Lubricants categories. This winning track record can be largely attributed to the companyโs ongoing commitment to enhancing service delivery and improving channels of communication […]
The Michelin Tyre Company South Africa has been nominated for a Focus on Excellence Award, sponsored by Wesbank, in the Best Tyre category for the third year running โ an achievement that highlights the companyโs sustained high levels of customer satisfaction. The much-anticipated 2010 Focus on Excellence Awards ceremony will be held on 9 November in Broadacres, Gauteng, and Michelin has the competition chewing their nails.
For the fourth year running, Max T Solutions has been nominated as a finalist for Best Supplier of Tyre Services. FOCUS visits the Isando offices and finds the companyโs success hardly surprising.
As one of South Africaโs leading manufacturers year after year and a highly deserving finalist in seven FOCUS on Excellence categories โ an awards programme sponsored by WesBank โ one of the main secrets of MANโs success is its ability to recognise the needs of its clients and provide relevant, workable solutions.
Previous winner of the FOCUS on Excellence Award for Best Touring Coach, Volvo Southern Africaโs 2010 nominations, in no fewer than four FOCUS on Excellence categories, follow shortly after – and are only exceeded by – the quite remarkable achievement of receiving five nominations for these prestigious awards in 2009. Since nominations for the FOCUS on Excellence awards sponsored by Wesbank, are determined directly by customer approval ratings and votes, Volvo Southern Africa appears to be getting an emphatic โthumbs […]
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