Features

Features

FOcus on transport and Logistics

Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.

The era of auction
July 20, 2017

The era of auction

As South Africa struggles to survive rating-agency downgrades and a second recession in eight years, buying on auction may become a fleet owner’s default...

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RTMS compliance has never been simpler
July 20, 2017

RTMS compliance has never been simpler

Altech Netstar’s new Vigil Safety and Compliance (VSAC) system is making it easier for transport and logistics companies to comply with Road Transport Management...

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Hindsight, foresight and insight
July 20, 2017

Hindsight, foresight and insight

Almost unrecognisable from what it was 31 years ago, Ctrack by Inseego’s business of tracking and telematics has evolved to be a total business...

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Big data by the truckload
July 20, 2017

Big data by the truckload

At a recent conference in the United Kingdom (UK), information was given on how the fleet industry is going to change dramatically with the...

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Cheap imports threaten the global tyre market
July 20, 2017

Cheap imports threaten the global tyre market

More countries are considering anti-dumping tariffs on cheap imported tyres, which are threatening tyre markets across the globe. MARISKA MORRIS investigates

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Playing its part
June 20, 2017

Playing its part

ANLERIE DE WET looks at how parts manufacturers ensure their products are durable, of good quality and safe

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Today’s technology, tomorrow’s engines
June 20, 2017

Today’s technology, tomorrow’s engines

GAVIN MYERS delves into drivetrain technology predictions to uncover the power behind vehicles of the future

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Mediums getting along well
June 20, 2017

Mediums getting along well

The medium commercial vehicle (MCV) segment has held its own so far this year, returning growth numbers in the first quarter. FOCUS explores the...

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Let there be light!
June 18, 2017

Let there be light!

What difference does light make to a truck driver – if any? CHARLEEN CLARKE reports on an utterly fascinating research project that recently took...

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The hack truck
June 18, 2017

The hack truck

Reinhard Windbichler makes short work of branches, trunks and tree tops. His mission, says FLORIAN ENGEL from Austria’s leading commercial vehicle magazine, 1Truck, is...

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Building relationships on trust
June 12, 2017

Building relationships on trust

Martin Liebenberg, head of sales at Iveco South Africa, says that in the agricultural sector relationships have always been based on trust

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The future: unfolded
June 12, 2017

The future: unfolded

Grain SA pulled out all the stops to meet the expectations of the 2017 Nampo Harvest Day theme: “Unfold the Future”. ANLERIE DE WET...

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