Author:focus-on-transport
Government plans to introduce a carbon emission tax in September highlight South Africaโs generally poor air quality. STUART MOIR investigates this environmental problem and the transport industryโs level of culpability.
Itโs not easy to find a bakkie that combines style with strength; good looks with reliability. But, as STUART MOIR discovers, Mitsubishiโs Triton ClubCab delivers the goods in all departments.
Whether you need family transport or a competent commercial vehicle, CHARLEEN CLARKE says that the new T5 range โ comprising Caravelle, Kombi and Transporter โ is worth a second look.
Despite the failure of delegates from 192 nations to formulate a global emissions control policy to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, the Copenhagen summit held in December 2009 did highlight the need for urgent steps to be taken internationally to intensify control of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, most notably carbon dioxide (CO2).
With the FIFA World Cup edging ever closer and so much still to be done, STUART MOIR takes a look at our public transport sector and its service providers, evaluating their readiness for transporting crowds of fans to and from the different games.
The articles, features, profiles and launches that deal exclusively with the local transport market place instead of issues affecting the industry as a whole can be found here. This is a section dedicated to whatโs new in the commercial transport industry; whoโs who in the world of trucking the transport operators trucking companies fleet managers who are doing it right The section is specifically aimed at transport operators, fleet owners and fleet managers, although anyone involved in the commercial transport […]
In 2008 FOCUS launched a dedicated bus and coach section within the magazine. With its own front cover, FOCUS on Bus and Coach is a magazine within a magazine and deals exclusively with issues influencing the public transport and luxury coach market in South Africa.ย Product profiles; operator profiles; news; and featured articles focus on this important sector within the commercial transport world. ย Bus and coach body and chassis manufacturers are frequently profiled, while bus and coach operators and public […]
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures. FOCUS on Transport and Logisticsโ current contributors include: Vic Oliver One of South Africaโs most respected commercial vehicle industry authorities.More about Vic Oliver Frank Beeton An industry stalwart and Econometrixโs commercial transport industry expert.More about Frank Beeton Rob Handfield-Jones A local journalist, owner of driving.co.za and a respected transport commentator who is unafraid to ruffle a few feathers. More about Rob Handfiels-Jones Jake Venter A local legend in […]
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry as well as address any current issues and concerns relevant to transport and fleet managers, fleet owners, truckers and those involved in the more peripheral areas of commercial transport. Each month we choose an industry-specific area to explore, asking and answering such questions as: What is happening within that sector? How have current trends influenced the sector? And are there any new products […]
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