Category:Steering Column

Dumping drivers and diesel!
August 15, 2016

Dumping drivers and diesel!

Imagine a future where transport operators don’t need drivers, or diesel! Does this sound like a pipe dream? It’s not. And it’s just around...

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Lies, lies and more lies!
July 7, 2016

Lies, lies and more lies!

Politics can be a strange thing. As I write this, the world is reeling in shock – thanks to the much-maligned Brexit. Meanwhile, European...

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Fifteen people died when a taxi and a truck collided head-on, on the R41 in Randfontein, during April.
June 7, 2016

Trucks of terror – really?

The National Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, says minibuses and trucks are to blame for the deaths on our roads. Really?

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Kobus van Zyl, executive director Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa (left), and Abdul Tayob, chief executive of Bakers, celebrate the 101-truck deal.
May 7, 2016

Howdy partner

My friends tell me that I am naïve. They are spot-on right. I’m a real fan of old-fashioned values – loyalty, for instance. And...

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Oh please can we go green?
April 7, 2016

Oh please can we go green?

I am finally sensing more of a willingness among operators to go green. I just wish that government would come to the party …

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REVEALED: State of the Trucking Nation!
March 7, 2016

REVEALED: State of the Trucking Nation!

Things are looking just dandy at Isuzu Truck South Africa. What a pity that the same cannot be said of our country …

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Survival of the fittest!
February 11, 2016

Survival of the fittest!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: this industry has never been one for sissies – and we’ve always coped. But …...

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Iveco is world champion!
December 1, 2015

Iveco is world champion!

Which is the best truck in the world? All was revealed at Solutrans …

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JC, the licence and yours truly.
November 1, 2015

The final countdown!

Regular FOCUS readers will know that I have been working towards achieving my EC (or code 14) driving licence. I am pleased to report...

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Nuts about Namibia
October 1, 2015

Nuts about Namibia

I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Namibia. I was so impressed with the country that I am thinking of packing my...

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