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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Broadening horizons
August 1, 2012

Broadening horizons

The Imperial Technical Training Academy (ITTA) recently took learners from John Orr Technical High School in Johannesburg on an automotive industry tour โ€“ and...

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Four a greater cost per kilometer
August 1, 2012

Four a greater cost per kilometer

Numbers often have mystical meanings in folklore and religion, pointing to something divine or superstitious. However, the number four will have real benefits for...

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Mapping and the marketplace
August 1, 2012

Mapping and the marketplace

While the basic map has long been surpassed by satellites and global positioning systems, the principle of knowing where youโ€™re going and what to...

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The message in the machine
August 1, 2012

The message in the machine

Fleet data is one thing, but itโ€™s what you do with it that counts. Hereโ€™s how to uncover trends about your fleet that until...

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August 1, 2012

Success!

Truck Test 2012 is done and dusted โ€“ and I am delighted to report that it has been a massive success!

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Itโ€™s all about trust
August 1, 2012

Itโ€™s all about trust

Mercedes-Benz South Africa recently held a spectacular trucking event in Parys in the Free State โ€“ at the townโ€™s airfield, of all places. GAVIN...

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Truck market continues to climb
August 1, 2012

Truck market continues to climb

The truck marketโ€™s recent pattern of steady and consistent growth continued in the second quarter of 2012, says FRANK BEETON in his quarterly review...

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August 1, 2012

Protecting our roads

In the last few months, Iโ€™ve had the opportunity to travel on many of our national and secondary roads โ€“ and have been alarmed...

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Where IS the road money going?
August 1, 2012

Where IS the road money going?

With the mammoth budgets allocated to provincial roads, one has to ask where itโ€™s going โ€“ and why, with energising case studies such as...

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Volvoโ€™s Hybrid surprise
August 1, 2012

Volvoโ€™s Hybrid surprise

FRANK BEETON reports on important bus news from overseas.

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Sizing up Fiat
August 1, 2012

Sizing up Fiat

Fiat took its first step into the commercial vehicle sector in 1903. Since then, the Fiat Professional arm has become an increasingly important part...

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From left: Marietjie Haasbroek, business development coordinator; Ingrid Hutten, creditors Clerk; Carina Kleyn, accounting manager; Tshego Mohajane, cost accountant; Petunia Gwiji, SHEQ officer; Portia Gwiji, receptionist; Corne Venter, projects manager; and Kobbie Scholtz, creditors Clerk.
August 1, 2012

WoMAN enough?

Guess who keeps things going at MAN Bus & Coach? The ladies, thatโ€™s who. GAVIN MYERS spoke to the women at the companyโ€™s Olifantsfontein...

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