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Perfect PMA
The Professional Movers Associationโs 52nd AGM congress was deemed by attendees as one of the best ever. FOCUS made the trip to Sun City...
Viseon โ a new name in busing
When MAN announced plans to close the Neoplan bus and coach plant in Pilsting, Bavaria, during 2008, the local residents would have been concerned...
MiX Telematics: getting help fast
Getting help on time is a matter of life or death when you are injured or sick. Using Mix Telematix technology, LifeMed 911 is...
Congestion threatens EU transport
Forget climate change โ Europeโs commercial transporters cite chronic traffic congestion as their greatest challenge right now. FOCUS investigates.
Charting a way forward
It is internationally recognised that cities and municipal governments are key drivers for building resilience, facilitating social cohesion, mitigating and adapting to climate change...
New Actros emerges (already)
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON unpacks the new Mercedes-Benz Actros (yes, thatโs still the name), takes the...
To strike or not to strike
The recent strike by the fuel industry workers elicited some interesting debate amongst FOCUS readers. Were the workers justified in their actions or not?
Product shortage looms!
Things are looking good, writes FRANK BEETON, after analysing truck sales during the second quarter of 2011. But what about stock availability in the...
No more old boys club
It is time for the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and the Road Freight Association to become more proactive in assisting the government in...
Empowering women at all levels
To meet customer needs, UD Trucks โ one of the worldโs leading truck manufacturers โ is investing a great deal of resources in developing...
MAN brews grrrl power
Fixing a truck is a manโs job, right? Wrong! Three young women apprentices at MANโs Isando truck and bus workshop are proving that what...
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