Category:Featured November 2012
Daimler rocks IAA!
The Daimler stand has always dominated the IAA in terms of size and technological innovations – but this year, as CHARLEEN CLARKE discovered, it...
Master cylinder!
HS Penta launched an innovative new cylinder at the IAA. CHARLEEN CLARKE caught up with Ivan Giorgi, the company’s sales director, as he jetted...
Feast of innovations
Food on the one hand, and trailers, axles and suspensions on the other, don’t normally go together. But as Andre Cilliers, managing director of...
Irresistible Iveco
Iveco presented some novelties at the IAA in Hanover in September. The new Stralis Hi-Way made its début, and the new Trakker, with an...
Wabco brakes new ground
Safety and efficiency. Those are the two items on Wabco’s wish list. That’s according to Jacques Esculier, chairman and CEO of Wabco, who addressed...
Part and parcel of the future
The IAA is undoubtedly the biggest bi-annual event on the transport industry’s calendar, showcasing the latest and greatest the trade has to offer. Cummins...
Techno fleets
Imagine if the transport industry’s two worst nightmares – vehicle breakdowns and the ever-rising cost of fuel – could be made less nightmarish. Well,...
Turbulent times for tyres
There has been a lot of hype in the media regarding the Recycling and Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) waste tyre management plan....
Driving the future
Drivers are important! And it seems that, in Europe anyway, companies are finally realising this. CHARLEEN CLARKE visits the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles and...
Stealing the show
The new Volvo FH is a remarkable vehicle, and was the centre of attention at the IAA International Motor Show in Hanover.