Author:focus-on-transport
SHAUN CONNORS, our intrepid hero English adventurer, visits Finland where he is mercilessly attacked by the worldโs most dangerous creature while gallavanting in one of Sisuโs latest high mobility trucks.
Scaniaโs new R-Series range was put to test against previous ranges. FOCUS took them for a drive and discovers how they could just about drive themselves
Since 2008 all new South African vehicles have had to comply with Euro 2 emission specifications. In the European Union (EU), all diesel-powered vehicles adhere to stringent Euro 5 standards. Tiny Mauritius imports all its 50 ppm diesel fuel. Yet this quality of fuel is still not readily available throughout South Africa. We are still at Euro 2 level, a 16-year-old standard. Why have our four refineries not been upgraded? BRUCE CAROLIN reports.
Astraโs African footprint is spreading like wildfire across the plains and with a man like Andrea Ceccarelli lighting the fire there is no stopping this Italian truck manufacturer.
South Africa is manufacturing and exporting one of the leading mine-protected vehicles in the world. CAITLYN MOONY takes a closer look at the RG31 and the company that manufactures it.
With a โgreenโ carbon tax soon to be implemented on certain classes of vehicles including double cabs and small bakkies what is the outlook for the success of the tax? And, all things considered, does it actually make sense?
As of 8 September, Nissan Diesel South Africa will be known as UD Trucks Southern Africa. The implementation of the new name and brand will be rolled out to the companyโs dealer network across the Southern African region during the next eight months.
An effective public transport system should not be the priority of government alone. The transport sector is one of the areas where partnerships between the government and business can achieve the greatest returns in a relatively short period. This is the view of KATHY BELL who heads up Transport Solutions at Standard Bank. ย
While informal minibus-taxi operators were incorporated into the Bus Rapid Transport plannersโ vision of public transport for Johannesburg, small bus operators have not been so lucky. Thatโs according to executive manager of the South African Bus Operators Association (SABOA), Eric Cornelius. ย
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