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Drone technology takes flight

Drone technology takes flight

Drone technology is one of numerous technologies impacting the transport and logistics sector. MARISKA MORRIS looks at what is happening in this field

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More efficient with better technology

More efficient with better technology

Supply chain management is changing faster than ever before! What does the future hold? MARISKA MORRIS asks PricewaterhouseCoopersโ€™s global leader of transport and logistics, Stefan Stroh, and head of transport and logistics for Africa, Andrew Shaw, to take a peek at their crystal balls

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The final five metres

The final five metres

GIANENRICO GRIFFINI speaks to Dakar 2017 champion, Russian Eduard Nikolaev, from the Kamaz-master team, about the trials and tribulations of his road to the podium

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An FAW thatโ€™s drilled into its ownerโ€™s heart

An FAW thatโ€™s drilled into its ownerโ€™s heart

The FAW 15.180FL is proving its worth in a water-drilling operation based in Howick, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

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V-Class keeps on rolling

V-Class keeps on rolling

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria, Spain, produces both the Vito panel van and its related V-Class people carrier โ€“ and it is the latter that has reached a significant milestone for the plant with 100 000 units produced.

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Smaller engine, more power for Transit Connect

Smaller engine, more power for Transit Connect

International Van of the Year winner, the Ford Transit Connect, has received an important update, with the addition of a new 1,5-litre TDCi engine, which replaces the older 1,6-litre version.

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Investing in the technicians of tomorrow

Investing in the technicians of tomorrow

Iveco and engine manufacturer Fiat Powertrain Technologies (both divisions of CNH Industrial), have launched the second TechPro2 programme in partnership with Don Bosco Educational Projects in Ennerdale, Johannesburg. The programme trains local youth as technicians and has now received a new workshop and engines sponsored by CNH Industrial.

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The year of the โ€œTranspooksโ€?

The year of the โ€œTranspooksโ€?

VAUGHAN MOSTERT conjures up a clumsy word to describe the forces behind local public transport: โ€œtranspookโ€

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A tool for Trumpโ€™s success

A tool for Trumpโ€™s success

The international media has cautioned the world to prepare for the โ€œunknownโ€ actions and decisions of the newly elected United States (US) President, Donald Trump, and his administration. However, the transport community seems to โ€œknowโ€ what Trump holds in store for the sector. ANLERIE DE WET investigates

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Return of an old friend

Return of an old friend

After a virtual disappearance from the local market (despite still being on sale) over the last few years, the new Mitsubishi Triton is here … and itโ€™s impressive! GAVIN MYERS drives it at the launch

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