Features

Features

FOcus on transport and Logistics

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

An experienced hand
April 18, 2017

An experienced hand

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is no stranger to Truck Test, and this year the company aimed to show how its improved Actros can save...

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Continuously striving for improvement
April 18, 2017

Continuously striving for improvement

Iveco entered two of its key models into Truck Test, with the intention to improve on previous results

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Support grows
April 18, 2017

Support grows

By the time you read this, Truck Test 2017 will be done and dusted. Our full report will be published in the May issue,...

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Sinotruk: set for success!
April 18, 2017

Sinotruk: set for success!

Sinotruk is taking on the South African market with vigour, eager to prove that this “new kid on the block” is well worth consideration....

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Getting fleets by in 2017
March 23, 2017

Getting fleets by in 2017

With both fixed and variable operating costs increasing throughout 2016, ANLERIE DE WET explores how fleet managers can make the most of their vehicle...

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At last! Some positivity!
March 23, 2017

At last! Some positivity!

Despite concerns about the future of the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, his annual budget speech for 2017 was remarkably upbeat. GAVIN MYERS reports

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Vehicles arrive at the Engen Lebombo One Stop during Truck Test 2015.
March 23, 2017

Fuelling the trucks of the future

For the fifth consecutive event, Engen is continuing its fuel sponsorship of the Truck Test. Mike Stead, commercial sales manager at Engen, explains why...

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A test for the industry
March 23, 2017

A test for the industry

The number of participants, sponsors and supporters of Truck Test 2017 has increased dramatically over the last few weeks. We find out why it’s...

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The final five metres
March 23, 2017

The final five metres

GIANENRICO GRIFFINI speaks to Dakar 2017 champion, Russian Eduard Nikolaev, from the Kamaz-master team, about the trials and tribulations of his road to the...

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More efficient with better technology
March 23, 2017

More efficient with better technology

Supply chain management is changing faster than ever before! What does the future hold? MARISKA MORRIS asks PricewaterhouseCoopers’s global leader of transport and logistics,...

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Drone technology takes flight
March 23, 2017

Drone technology takes flight

Drone technology is one of numerous technologies impacting the transport and logistics sector. MARISKA MORRIS looks at what is happening in this field

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Retreading is recycling
March 23, 2017

Retreading is recycling

Retreading of tyres is a common practice in the trucking industry worldwide. What are the benefits and how do consumers know that they are...

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