Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Oils well that ends well
GAVIN MYERS and Mitch Launspach – inland sales manager: commercial, at Fuchs Lubricants South Africa – drop down to molecular level to find out...
Loadtech’s fancy gadgets
Loadtech, a leading South African manufacturer of quality load cells and weighing technology, partnered with Truck Test for the second time and, once again,...
Quiet confidence
Following its stellar performance in Truck Test 2015, DAF was back in 2017 with all the enthusiasm that comes with the anticipation of a...
A good showing by MAN
Witnessing a beautiful, early sunrise was a symbol of things to come at Truck Test 2017 for MAN Truck & Bus South Africa. The...
On to a winner
The team from Scania South Africa loves Truck Test! This was certainly evident in 2017 – where it put in a superb showing and...
A triumphant success!
Following a sabbatical in 2016, Truck Test was back with a bang during March 2017. GAVIN MYERS recounts all the action
Predictive cruise control rocks!
The results of every Truck Test are eagerly awaited, debated and sometimes criticised. MARTIN DAMMANN, director of TruckScience, explains this year’s results and provides...
Heading the automated race
Australian mining companies are embracing automation despite its challenges. MARISKA MORRIS learns more about the automated mining industry and what it will mean for...
Israel leads the way
JARLATH SWEENEY, from the Irish magazine Fleet Transport, attends the Fuel Choices Initiative Summit and reports that Israel’s future looks to be green
Telematics technology driving the transport industry’s future
The fleet management industry in South Africa has come a long way since the use of paper-based tachographs. Telematics technology has changed the way...
More than just a dinky toy
The South African light commercial vehicle (LCV) market is almost as complex as those of far heavier vehicle segments. GAVIN MYERS chats to some...
Big Yellow Taxi
UD Trucks has launched its new heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) for global growth markets. It’s called the Croner, and it’s superb. GAVIN MYERS went...