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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Continental on the offensive!
Imagine a range of truck tyres that offers higher mileage, lower fuel consumption, reduced rolling resistance, improved retreadability and a considerable increase in safety....
Is this really the golden year?
Africa is seen as one of the top three most important emerging markets in the global transport and logistics industry for 2011, according to...
Crossing troubled water
South Africa is no stranger to the havoc heavy rain can cause. Every year there is a continual โfloodโ of incidents โย mostly infrastructure...
Dubigeon and Iveco in cross-border venture
Brits coach and bus body builder Dubigeon and Iveco appear to be in a joint venture to increase their cross-border sales, writes UDO RYPSTRA.
The inโs and outโs of AARTO
Over the past few years, the media has had a field day whenever the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, or AARTO, appears...
R2MS to rescue you from AARTO
With the now imminent implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, companies big and small will face bigger challenges than...
A sense of perspective
This month VIC OLIVER tests the Tata LPT 1518 EX 2 eight ton freight carrier chassis.
Much ado about diesel
Diesel engines have become very popular, mainly because of their favourable fuel consumption, but also because in turbo diesel forms, the torque output is...
Logistics South Africa: Point of a new world trade corridor
New trends in the logistics industry, including new trade corridors, new industry participants, many takeovers and the swing to greener materials handling processes, are...
R800 billion for infrastructure, but who will ensure its execution?
Government plans to spend R800 billion on infrastructure over the next three years, but is said to be lacking the capacity to put projects...
The banks are back โ with caution
Vehicle financing criteria for cars and light commercial vehicles appear to be more relaxed again, but credit applications for heavier commercial vehicles will still...
Self insurance or external insurance โ which route to go?
ROB HANDFIELD-JONES ran some numbers out of curiosity a while back and was quite interested in the results โ the cost-effectiveness of self-insuring your...
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