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The repair of gearboxes and differentials is a difficult and complex process, and because of this it most often requires the skills of experienced specialists. FOCUS looks at Rex Diff and Gearbox (RDG), a company that has distinguished itself in this specialised field.
โWe finish whatever we start.โ This statement by Stefano Chmielewski, president of Renault Trucks, at the conclusion of Renault Trucksโ incredible Cape to Cape expedition, epitomised the companyโs approach to this overland adventure. However, as CHARLEEN CLARKE notes, it also applies to the companyโs attitude to the local truck industry.
With the advent of bus rapid transport (BRT) upon us, FRANK BEETON suggests that the trolleybus is the natural way forward.
Obtaining a dangerous goods (DG) category professional driving permit (PrDP – D) can be a lengthy, confusing and often laborious process. But these stringent requirements exist for good reason: owing to the dangers involved, drivers of dangerous goods vehicles have to be reliable and well trained.
Plummeting new vehicle sales have led to a more buoyant second-hand market, as well as a move by operators to keep their trucks on the road for longer, but will this mean a boon for the parts and components industry, or is it as much in danger as the vehicle manufacturing sector? NADINE VON MOLTKE investigates.
It seems as if the global economy is slowly starting to stabilise, but this isnโt having a massive impact on the sad state of heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) sales. When can we expect this to change? GG VAN ROOYEN looks at what the rest of 2009 holds in store for HCV sales.
If there is any upside to an economic downturn, itโs that it forces companies to do things more efficiently. And, as delegates to this yearโs SAPICS Conference discovered, many supply chain operations are in desperate need of streamlining.
August is BRT awareness month, as the City of Johannesburg prepares to launch the Rea Vaya Starter Service on 30 August 2009. The road to bus rapid transit (BRT) implementation in South Africa has been a long one. As the flagship public transport project in the City of Johannesburgโs extensive transportation upgrades currently gets underway, Rea Vaya has received a lot of attention of late, most notably as a result of strong opposition to the system from local taxi associations.
The first results in the WesBank-sponsored Focus on Excellence Awards programme prove beyond a doubt that the concept of loyalty is alive and well. โTransport operators only buy on price. Sure, they take service and parts support into account. But price is the overriding factor.โ If I have heard a comment like this once, I have heard it a thousand times. And, guess what? Thatโs not always true, as the Focus on Excellence Awards reveal.
As someone who has worked with many diverse companies over the last 10 years in the role of a supply chain service provider annually scrutinised for cost reduction, improvements and strategic solutions, ALYDA LE HANE of the Supply Chain Council has personally been in the spotlight to deliver against one, if not all, of these requirements. This dilemma is neither unique nor isolated, she writes.
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