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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.
Cummins Inc’s, the leading independent manufacturer of diesel engines in the world, local distributor CSA, joined forces with the Alexandra police station as part of its community involvement in the Support Partnership with Police Station (SPPS) programme.
Military and other specialised vehicle manufacturers, notably Mercedes-Benz SA, pulled out all the stops to impress armament, civil defence buyers and the international media in Cape Town recently. However, it was the air displays at Ysterplaat Air Force base that wooed the crowds.
In a surprise move that has raised eyebrows in some local quarters, Associated Beverage Industries (ABI), the subsidiary of South African Breweries Ltd, SA’s largest brewery and beverage manufacturing and distribution company, has awarded a comprehensive vehicle repair and maintenance contract to a US-based company venturing into the country for the first time.
Historically, keeping close tabs on driver behaviour while they were out on the road was a somewhat imperfect science. Fortunately, today’s leading truck fleets can rely on information and communications technology (ICT) to assist in ensuring cargo arrives at its destination safely and efficiently. One such fleet is Unitrans Fuel & Chemical, a blue-chip organisation that optimises fleet productivity using best-of-breed fleet management systems and services from Orchid Telematics.
South Africans love a tough little bakkie and our local half-ton LCV market is as hotly contested as the heavy-duty truck sector. Released in 2004, the current Opel Corsa Utility has become the top seller in its category for five and a half years on the trot now, thanks to gutsy performance, class-leading load capacity and striking good looks. PAUL COLLINGS takes the new Corsa Sport on a joy ride down to the Drakensberg, finding much to enthuse about.
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