Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
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 yearโs results and provides...
The future begins now
Itโs not a question of whether regulations for greenhouse gas emissions will come, but, rather, when. Two degrees of global warming are enough and...
Down with logistics costs
Despite being a leader in transport and logistics among middle-income countries, South Africa needs to reduce its logistics costs โ especially in the agricultural...
Safety training: a real lifesaver
Something needs to be done to decrease the number of injuries resulting from the increasing number of road transport accidents. ANLERIE DE WET investigates...
Importance of warranties in a โjunkโ economy
With ratings agencies Standard & Poorโs and Fitch having downgraded South Africaโs sovereign credit rating to โjunkโ status, warranties have become ever more important...
The right repair
How can one ensure that vehicles, which have been damaged in accidents, are repaired using quality replacement parts? GAVIN MYERS finds out from the...
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 Israelโs future looks to be green
Telematics technology driving the transport industryโs 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. Itโs called the Croner, and itโs superb. GAVIN MYERS went...
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