Category:Steering Column

August 1, 2010

MANโ€™s world changes

The MAN family is growing faster than Jacob Zumaโ€™s (although, thankfully, in the case of the German commercial vehicle company, this expansion is not...

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July 1, 2010

Taken for a ride

Bus and taxi operators, stand back! The Gautrain is here, and commuting in Gauteng is about to become a breeze… right?

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June 1, 2010

Cry the beloved country

For years and years, this column has been devoted to matters concerning commercial vehicles; Iโ€™ve shied away from what we all call โ€œdinky toysโ€....

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May 1, 2010

Going Green

The commercial vehicles on our roads arenโ€™t actually killing our planet. However, itโ€™s good to see that the industry is still adopting a proactive...

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April 1, 2010

Teeing off for Edutrans

With the exception of one near-death experience, our EduTrans Golf Day was an overwhelming success…

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March 1, 2010

Do operators really care?

We all understand the need to make a profit. But a profit at all costs? That doesnโ€™t seem morally right…

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February 1, 2010

Farewell, Nissan Diesel

Nissan Diesel is dead; long live UD Trucks! That was pretty much the message at an international media briefing in Tokyo last month.

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January 1, 2010

2010: What lies ahead?

Yay! Given the fact that our industry โ€“ the over 3 500 kg Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) market โ€“ only managed 18 934 unit...

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December 1, 2009

Imperial Logistics rules transport roost

Imperial Logistics is the top transport operator in the land; Greyhound is the best bus and/or coach operator and Hino is doing an outstanding...

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November 1, 2009

Industry in crisis?

The Times They Are A-Changing. And so too is our industry as we know it today. Well, that much is certain if the Department...

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