Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Trailers and tracking for Truck Test
Two long-standing Truck Test partners – trailer manufacturer, Afrit, and fleet-management services provider, Ctrack – are once again throwing their weight behind the event
A world debut right here in SA!
The brand new Futuroad Expo will make its global debut in South Africa in September next year. CHARLEEN CLARKE finds out what it’s all...
No easy mission
Designed and built for heavy-duty operations, the Astra HD 9 86.56 8×6, with a gross vehicle weight of 60 t, can replace a dumper...
What Africa has to offer
Electra Mining Africa 2016 was one of the biggest and best thus far, attracting a multitude of suppliers and buyers. We went along to...
When is a van not (just) a van?
The humble van is about to become so much more. CHARLEEN CLARKE attends the Van Innovation Campus, hosted by Mercedes-Benz, and discovers that the...
Forging a path
Grain Carriers, the country’s largest haulier of grain and related produce, recently celebrated 25 years on the road in grand style … GAVIN MYERS...
Mining possibilities
The recent Electra Mining Africa event gave us the opportunity to meet the new man at the helm of Scania, and find out about...
MAN pushing European comeback
Jarlath Sweeney, from Fleet Transport, reports that MAN Truck & Bus had a good story to tell at the IAA CV Show in Hannover,...
Banishing a bumpy ride
A vehicle’s shock absorbers are essential, safety-critical components that should always be in top working order – and genuine…
Ensure the smooth flow of goods
Suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) have the unique challenge of transporting perishable and breakable goods – often across long distances and to tight...
Where did I leave my tablet?
Unlike their predecessors, today’s mechanics could almost be considered computer technicians. Maintaining a modern-day vehicle requires more than just a good set of spanners...
Do you need to tip your tipper?
End-tipping truck bodies are very often overloaded, used in the incorrect application and not properly maintained, explains VIC OLIVER
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