Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Finding real value
With their view of Truck Test as a fun, yet professionally run (and ultimately necessary) event, two of MAN Truck & Bus SA’s top...
The One to count on
Most people have mixed feelings about insurance … it isn’t referred to as “a necessary evil” for no reason. One Financial Services Holdings (ONE),...
Enter the Dolphin
Aero Truck is a proudly South African company that designs and develops cutting-edge wind-management systems for the local truck market, which are equal to...
To show what they can do
Following the launch of a new entity to cater to its commercial vehicle tyre clientele, the Bridgestone Group used it’s involvement in the Truck...
Phoenix rises… to the challenge
Phoenix Risk Solutions (PRS), insurance broker to AfriSam Contractors, insured the loads – bags of AfriSam cement – that were carried by the trailers...
Built locally with South African pride
FAW continues its trendsetting path in local truck manufacture. The company’s local truck line-up includes the ever-popular FAW 28.380 FT 6×4 truck tractor.
Technology in transit
The technical innovations highlighted in Truck Test 2015 go beyond the tracking and simulation software we’ve become accustomed to seeing. This year, Loadtech supplied...
Hyp(oid) (in)telligent
New hypoid axles and trucks that think for themselves, net Mercedes-Benz industry-leading fuel efficiency
“Monster” trucks in the Arctic
In Finland, nine-axle, 76-t GCW, longer truck-trailer combinations are becoming increasingly popular. This is the story of two such monster trucks: a Volvo Trucks...
Farming extraordinaire
The annual Nampo Harvest Day is one of the biggest agricultural shows in the world. It’s one that should never be missed – and...
Not trailing behind
There is much happening in the trailer industry at the moment, specifically regarding the ability to load them. FOCUS explores.
The green mile
Human-induced greenhouse gases are pushing our planet to its breaking point … The transport industry has stepped up to the plate, however, and is...
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