Category:Vic’s View
Selling Heavy Commercial vehicles
A career in heavy commercial vehicle sales can be exciting and rewarding if one is prepared to master all the necessary skills, writes VIC...
What will 2017 hold?
In a troubled and financially volatile world, how many new trucks and buses will be sold in South Africa in 2017? VIC OLIVER gives...
Don’t tire of tyres
As the second-highest variable cost factor in a long-distance trucking operation, truck owners and fleet managers cannot afford to ignore the management and control...
A guide to buying used
A recent article highlighted the increase in demand for good used trucks. Now, VIC OLIVER gets down to the nuts and bolts, helping potential...
What about an equal playing field?
The reintroduction of a road freight transport permit system is on the cards. What are the consequences?
Vehicle risk management
In this tough and highly competitive road transport market, truck owners and operators cannot afford to ignore the daily basic function of vehicle risk...
Keeping your view crystal clear
Clean front windscreens lead to better observation and better driving.
N3 keeps on moving
A reduction in road crashes on the N3 toll road is good news for truckers using the route
Understand your vehicles’ data plates
Commercial vehicle operators and drivers need to understand the information displayed on the data plate affixed to their vehicles. Without this information, it’s impossible...
The dangers of overtaking heavy-duty trucks
Car and bakkie drivers continually try their luck and overtake large trucks in unsafe conditions.
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