Author:focus-on-transport
On 1 March, a convoy of Renaults left North Cape in Norway. Their mission? To cross 17 countries and three continents, and travel all the way down to Cape Town. Some 14 000 km into the trip, CHARLEEN CLARKE caught up with them in Jordan, a country known to many as the Holy Land…
Truck driver health is an oft-discussed problem in the commercial transport industry that nevertheless remains a significant cause of accidents. FOCUS attended N3TCโs truck driver health awareness day held at Mooi Toll Plaza in May, and witnessed roadside safety in action.
Fat cats and unions alike need to wake up and smell the roses… I am tired of reading about and witnessing strikes and industrial action because, quite frankly, they seldom accomplish anything. They often lead to violence; they sometimes result in heartache (as breadwinners cannot support their families owing to lost earnings); they almost certainly lead to lost profits (which no one can afford).
I am so tired of hearing bad news. As such, a visit to Goodyearโs factory in the Eastern Cape last month came as a breath of fresh air. I am not trying to be an ostrich. I know that sticking my head in the sand wonโt rescue the market or change the fact that business is tough โ really, really tough.
In October last year Toyota Trucks officially announced that, henceforth, the company would be trading under the banner and branding of Hino. NADINE VON MOLTKE attended the formal launch of the companyโs new business model, held recently at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng.
During a recent radio debate I put it to SANRAL CEO, Nazir Alli, that the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) had not been strategically considered from the point of view of firstly maximising the efficiency of road-based public transport, rather than spending money we donโt have on new roads
While oneโs thoughts of India may naturally jump to the Indian Premier League cricket tournament currently taking place in South Africa, the subcontinent actually has much more to offer the transport world than one may think. Other aspects of Indian life may spring to mind first, but trucking is a business that runs deep in the veins of this vibrant nation. RICHARD MACASKILL explores the unique Indian trucking industry.
The sale of Volkswagen Caminhรถes e รnibus, Volkswagenโs (VWโs) Brazilian truck and bus-building operation, to affiliate MAN AG, was completed in the first quarter of 2009. The deal, valued at R13.3 billion, allows VW to focus its corporate energies on passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, while setting the scene for an enormously powerful global truck alliance
Current economic conditions are squeezing the truck market tighter than predicted. The result in the first quarter of 2009 has been a surprising mix of good and bad. FRANK BEETON reports
ABSA Stadium Durban was the location of a launch that is hugely significant in the timber and forestry industry. In partnership with Scania and TOHF Trailers, Mondi Transport Technology launched Project Griffin 500 on 15 April 2009.
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