Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
South Africa’s sub-standard fuel
Since 2008 all new South African vehicles have had to comply with Euro 2 emission specifications. In the European Union (EU), all diesel-powered vehicles...
Dangerous territory
SHAUN CONNORS, our intrepid hero English adventurer, visits Finland where he is mercilessly attacked by the world’s most dangerous creature while gallavanting in one...
What makes operators buy?
Contrary to popular belief price isn’t the reason why customers believe certain suppliers’ trucks are the best, stresses Scott Byers director, IAN BYERS.
New Freeway system takes its toll
Gautengers have increasingly been hearing about the benefits of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). That’s in the lead up to the launch of...
Aarto: right royal mess
South Africans can relax for a few more weeks. The government recently announced that the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences...
Japanese get heavy
It’s one of the most consistent and competitive sectors within the commercial vehicle industry. We are, of course, referring to the heavy commercial vehicle...
What dealerships need to know
The Consumer Protection Act is going to make South African consumers the most protected consumers in the world. CAITLYN MOONY simplifies the important points...
Doing it for themselves
It’s that very important time of year again. Each year in August we take a look into the lives of women who excel in...
Environment and mobility not at war
So global warming and CO2 emissions don’t really concern you? BRUCE CAROLIN heads for Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where he discovers that climate...
Feeling deflated?
Tyre maintenance is a team effort between a service provider and a transport operator. Get it right and you can avoid that deflated feeling...
Demystifying diesel
It’s widely known that the diesel engine was invented by a doctoral candidate with a bursary from MAN. What’s not commonly known is that...
No stopping the beat
Sustainability – of our earth, our economy and the fast-paced beat we achieved during the World Cup – was a key theme at this...
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