Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Change has come
Responsible Care – a global chemical industry initiative by the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) – recently held a Transportation of Dangerous Goods...
Passionate about petroleum
Mendo Joxo, national operations manager at Engen, has only ever worked in the local petroleum industry. FOCUS finds out more about him.
Nigel Webb – passion personified
When you hear someone utter the words − “I am not finished yet” − after a 35-year run within a fleet-management career, that’s when...
Roadmap to success
North Star Alliance’s Paul Matthew discusses his involvement in this non-profit organisation that provides quality healthcare along trucking corridors throughout Africa.
A tough axle to follow
Andre Cilliers, MD of BPW Axles, tells the company’s tale as it continues its 70-year success story
The measure of success
All good things come to an end, they say. For a certain affable stalwart of the South African commercial vehicle industry, though, the end...
Man about change
Change is inevitable, but creating it needs a hands-on attitude. Employees and customers alike have come to know Steve Wager, MD of Scania South...
Follow your fleet
Advances in fleet management are usually led by technology and heavily influenced by innovations such as telematics. CLAIRE RENCKEN finds out how a couple...
The battle of the tyres
Depending on which side of the fence you sit, you either view importing cheaper tyres as a progressive or destructive move. THATO TINTE looks...
Making a healthy improvement
While drivers are the “life” of a transport operation, their health is one of the most neglected aspects of their job – with many...
Formatting the future
FOCUS, our Truck Test partners and industry stakeholders met at Engen HQ towards the end of October, to thrash out the details of Truck...
FleetBoard keeps all eyes on UpTime
FleetBoard, the renowned proprietary telematics system from Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA), has set new benchmarks in the original equipment manufacturer telematics market. The system...
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