Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
From wood to wheel
In a joint project with organisations like the European Union, the Swedish Energy Agency, various fuel companies and the transport industry, Volvo Trucks recently...
Shooting at buses
After a slow start, Johannesburg’s first phase of bus rapid transit (BRT) finally came online in late August, three months later than originally planned....
Slippery customer
Oil may just be oil to most, but there’s a lot more to it than that, writes JAKE VENTER Oil does a lot more...
Is Diesel dead?
Much is said and written about alternative fuels. But, as CHARLEEN CLARKE notes, the diesel engine still has considerable merit. All over the planet,...
The future of bus safety
Passive safety technology can greatly decrease the severity of road accidents. New active safety technology, however, can assist in preventing accidents altogether. Consider the...
Flying finish
“We finish whatever we start.” This statement by Stefano Chmielewski, president of Renault Trucks, at the conclusion of Renault Trucks’ incredible Cape to Cape...
Keeping it real
Plummeting new vehicle sales have led to a more buoyant second-hand market, as well as a move by operators to keep their trucks on...
Light at the end of the tunnel
It seems as if the global economy is slowly starting to stabilise, but this isn’t having a massive impact on the sad state of...
Agility for the future
If there is any upside to an economic downturn, it’s that it forces companies to do things more efficiently. And, as delegates to this...
Bringing on BRT
August is BRT awareness month, as the City of Johannesburg prepares to launch the Rea Vaya Starter Service on 30 August 2009. The road...
Driving supply chain improvements
As someone who has worked with many diverse companies over the last 10 years in the role of a supply chain service provider annually...
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