Author:focus-on-transport
No transport operator can afford to have a single vehicle off the road, let alone several, for any length of time. A competent in-house risk and safety manager with clout is needed to ensure unnecessary breakdowns and accidents are kept to an absolute minimum.
Driver safety and health is a topic that has been debated at length by role players in the transport industry. It is no wonder that transport companies are forging alliances to combat this widespread cause for concern. A project aimed at educating drivers on the risks of HIV/Aids and other related illnesses, Trucking Wellness, is one such initiative
From September 9 to 12 the Professional Moversโ Association (PMA) will hold its annual conference in the Drakensberg, where 150 delegates are expected to gather.
The World Cup is over. Tourists, teams and officials have gone back home. Now, the clean-up starts and the euphoria ceases. Plus, as CAITLYN MOONY points out, we have hundreds of additional buses and coaches on our roads. ย
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles is the envy of many local truck and bus manufacturers… and for good reason. Whether the market in its totality rises or falls, Mercedes-Benz continues to dominate the commercial vehicle sector.
This month FRANK BEETON explores how UDโs revised Quon and new Condor PK point to a significant step forward in Volvoโs plans for a โglobal engine familyโ. We take a closer look at Fusoโs new super-big โSuper Greatโ (the next step in Daimlerโs plans for a โglobal heavy-duty engine platformโ?) and the implications for South Africaโs Amalgamated Automobile Distributors of Chinaโs Beiqi Foton Motor Company joint venture with Cummins.
Frank Beeton reminisces about his steep learning curve as a truck salesman in the 60s and 70s, and how formalised commercial vehicle sales training started.
Our intrepid international correspondent, SHAUN CONNORS, braves life, limb and an irradiated brain to test-drive a Supacat lifeboat.
The Marianhill Engen truck stop provides a safe resting place for the numerous truck drivers travelling the busy N3 between Gauteng and Durban.
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