Category:Featured July 2012

Truck Test 2012
July 24, 2012

Truck Test 2012: The final results!

With Truck Test 2012 officially done and dusted, we have the full, final results ready for you to see.

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Cultivating relationships
July 1, 2012

Cultivating relationships

JACO DE KLERK fought off the tantalising smells of boerewors and the urge to put a bakkie through its paces on the 4×4 track...

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Hands on and loving it
July 1, 2012

Hands on and loving it

Truck Test 2012 caught the attention of Mercedes-Benz South Africaโ€™s vice-president of commercial vehicles to such an extent that he couldnโ€™t pass up the...

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Money, money, money โ€ฆ
July 1, 2012

Money, money, money โ€ฆ

A politician, an economist and a chief executive walk into a room … actually, they walked into a 2012 Road Freight Association (RFA) Conference...

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Green with โ€ฆ hope?
July 1, 2012

Green with โ€ฆ hope?

The 2012 RFA Conference touched on some serious issues facing the transport industry, from carbon tax to โ€œThe Road to Mangaungโ€. But as economist...

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Covering your tracks
July 1, 2012

Covering your tracks

What do cops and robbers, tracking companies and fleet owners have in common? Truck hijackings, vehicle theft and recovery. FOCUS investigates.

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Getting a freight
July 1, 2012

Getting a freight

Long-distance line hauling is the economic lifeline of Africa, transporting goods across the continent. However, it holds challenges for both man and machine. JACO...

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Sick and tyreโ€™d of pollution
July 1, 2012

Sick and tyreโ€™d of pollution

Tyres are a serious recycling and waste management problem โ€“ even with current know-how, we still havenโ€™t found an economical way to recycle them....

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Old is old and new is expensive?
July 1, 2012

Old is old and new is expensive?

In todayโ€™s times, with everybody pushing to earn that extra buck in the face of rising costs and daily insecurity, it could make sense...

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The French connection
July 1, 2012

The French connection

Bums in seats. Thatโ€™s what you need in order to tell trucks. This is why Renault Trucks holds Construction Days for its clients. GAVIN...

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