Author:focus-on-transport

A view on automatic trucks

A view on automatic trucks

โ€œIt is claimed that by reducing the momentum lost when changing a large truckโ€™s gears, anything from four to seven seconds may be gained for every 400 m travelled โ€“ a saving of time and fuel that can add up over long journeys,โ€ says Mornรฉ Stoltz, head of Business Insurance at MiWay.

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The supply chain of knowledge

The supply chain of knowledge

Supply chain and logistics practitioners interested in learning more about their profession will look forward to the second edition of the best-selling book Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management, which launches on April 3.

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CNH partners with WesBank

CNH partners with WesBank

CNH Industrial Capital and WesBank have signed a preferred-partnership agreement to further develop vehicle and machine sales in Namibia.

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UD Southern Africa is tops!

UD Southern Africa is tops!

Do you know which is the largest international sales market for UD Trucks? Itโ€™s right here in southern Africa!

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The SA press group at Isuzuโ€™s Hokkaido testing facility.

Farewell to Frank!

Frank Beeton, who has been writing for FOCUS since January 2006, is hanging up his hat! We published his last Global Focus last month, but, before we allowed him to go and relax on the beach, I chatted to him about his long and illustrious career โ€“ and some other bits and pieces, too

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FOCUS March 2017

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Logistics developments to serve SA

Logistics developments to serve SA

The JSE-listed Fortress Income Fund, which focuses on development of prime logistic warehousing, retail centres and strategic offshore investments, has launched the R650-million Louwlardia Logistics Park alongside the N1 in Centurion.

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Gert Swanepoel at the helm of UD

Gert Swanepoel at the helm of UD

UD Trucks Southern Africa has announced the appointment of Gert Swanepoel as the companyโ€™s new managing director.

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Proposed laws and Sanral increasesโ€ฆ AA comments

Proposed laws and Sanral increases โ€ฆ AA comments

Despite what you might read online, speed limits haven’t changed and trucks cannot be pulled off the road during certain hours โ€“ says the Automobile Association (AA), which has advised people not to repeat rumours about new traffic laws without having the facts at hand.

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Recovery Assist ready for action

Recovery Assist ready for action

Combining their expertise, John Pearson and Associates, Evolutionary Tracking solutions (e-Track) and Peritus have launched a partnership under the name Recovery Assist, to become a one-stop vehicle track-and-trace company.

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