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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.
Udo Rypstra made use of public transport to get from Randburg to Cape Town and back, using taxis, buses, the Gautrain and SA Airways in the process. He came away impressed with the Gautrain and BRT bus services, but has some brickbats along with the bouquets for the taxi industry
2010 was a big year for bus-body manufacturing kingpin Marcopolo. It was a year of numerous large tenders being put out to companies at the top of their game. And Marcopolo proved over and over to be such a company
With new and widened freeways to be tolled in Gauteng and general toll fees almost certainly to be increased throughout South Africa next year, city distribution will require careful vehicle selection and fleet management. UDO RYPSTRA looks at this market sector and the brands currently preferred by fleet operators
Component manufacturing for exports has taken a hammering due to the stronger rand, but parts sales entering the domestic market are doing well as fleet owners recover from the recession, writes Udo Rypstra
No, the headline of this article is not referring to that state of intoxication that allows us to ignore the small voice in our heads telling us not to do something and we do it anyway, or, even to the various Dutch brands of beer that have been launched in South Africa. It refers instead to Dutch truck manufacturer, DAF, which has recently (and bravely) launched a new dedicated head office in Benoni. The premises will also act as parts […]
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