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FOcus on transport and Logistics
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...
Truck Test 2012: The final results!
With Truck Test 2012 officially done and dusted, we have the full, final results ready for you to see.
It gets in your blood โฆ or does it?
Often in life, people say something to which your reaction is โWell, weโll seeโ โ then somewhere down the line, you hit that watershed...
Long-distance gas-fuelled trucking
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON discusses Volvoโs gas-engine developments, reveals the second piece in the Mercedes-Benz heavy...
Money, money, money โฆ
A politician, an economist and a chief executive walk into a room โฆ actually, they walked into a 2012 Road Freight Association (RFA) Conference...
Green with โฆ hope?
The 2012 RFA Conference touched on some serious issues facing the transport industry, from carbon tax to โThe Road to Mangaungโ. But as economist...
Covering your tracks
What do cops and robbers, tracking companies and fleet owners have in common? Truck hijackings, vehicle theft and recovery. FOCUS investigates.
TracKing of a different kind
Vehicle tracking and monitoring isnโt limited to keeping operators informed about where their vehicles are and what theyโre doing; it can indicate whatโs up...
Getting a freight
Long-distance line hauling is the economic lifeline of Africa, transporting goods across the continent. However, it holds challenges for both man and machine. JACO...
Trucks: demons or darlings?
The World Health Organisation has damned trucks and diesel engines, saying they cause cancer. At the same time, truck and bus manufacturers are polishing...
Sick and tyreโd of pollution
Tyres are a serious recycling and waste management problem โ even with current know-how, we still havenโt found an economical way to recycle them....
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