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FOcus on transport and Logistics
April 1, 2012

Back to front engines for the global bus market?

Will MAN turn the tide back to front-mounted engines with its new Airobus? FRANK BEETON favours the possibilityโ€ฆ

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Sing it with me...
April 1, 2012

Sing it with meโ€ฆ

If GAVIN MYERS were to ever buy a new Renault Kangoo Express, he may just find himself deciding on a career change to suit.

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Simple half-tonners to suit the pocket
April 1, 2012

Simple half-tonners to suit the pocket

Irene Farm in Centurion near Pretoria is a tranquil area providing relief from the hustle and bustle of city life โ€ฆ until a group...

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Superpowers unite
March 4, 2012

Superpowers unite

With Fotonโ€™s proud tradition in China and Daimlerโ€™s long tradition in commercial vehicles, the newly-formed Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Company is clearly set to...

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American truck sales surge in 2011
March 2, 2012

American truck sales surge in 2011

In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON looks at the US โ€“ its growing strength in the truck market,...

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March 1, 2012

Truck Test 2012 draws near

Our massive Truck Test โ€“ the trucking event of the year โ€“ is just two months away! When we held a lunch in Johannesburg...

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Truck Test 2012
March 1, 2012

Truck Test 2012 draws near

Our massive Truck Test โ€“ the trucking event of the year โ€“ is just two months away! When we held a lunch in Johannesburg...

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March 1, 2012

Avoiding premature engine failure

With the slowdown in the world economy putting the squeeze on profit margins, bus and truck operators simply canโ€™t afford premature engine failures.

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Licensed to kill?
March 1, 2012

Licensed to kill?

If thereโ€™s one fact that cannot be disputed when it comes to public transport, itโ€™s this: you are transporting lives. โ€œOwning busesโ€ and โ€œknowing...

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Braking up the industry
March 1, 2012

Braking up the industry

There are two types of freight operators โ€“ those who look after their brakes and those who donโ€™t. DANIELLE DU TOIT discovers how easy...

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Co-operatives receive their certificates of achievement.
March 1, 2012

Skyโ€™s the limit for EQSTRA Carbon Offset Project

The EQSTRA Carbon Offset Project (ECO Project) โ€“ the first of its kind in the world โ€“ is seeing this logistics company take sustainable...

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A truck so smart it almost has eyes โ€ฆ
March 1, 2012

A truck so smart it almost has eyes โ€ฆ

The Freightliner division of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) Commercial Vehicles introduced its new generation Argosy to customers amid great pomp and splendour in the...

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