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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Hilux beater
One of the most eagerly-anticipated local launches this year is that of the Amarok. JESSE ADAMS jetted off to South America to put Volkswagenโs...
Italian innovation
In the aftermath of the financial devastation of 2009, industries and companies around the world are taking stock of their positions. FOCUS established how...
Still number one
Whether fated by the stars or pure fluke, the symmetry of the first Hilux Legend 40 rolling off the production line on the same...
Western Europeโs gruelling 2009 sales figures
Western Europeโs light commercial, medium truck and heavy truck market results for the 12-month period ending December 2009 are now available.
Working class hero
Peugeotโs selection of Partner, Expert and Boxer vans provides everyone with a transport solution, no matter the size of the operation or the goods...
Flippinโ fantastic trucks
The letter โFโ reigned supreme when Isuzu Truck SA launched its new F-Series. But are these new vehicles really flippinโ fantastic? CHARLEEN CLARKE took...
Rekindling an old flame
Thutha Services recently took delivery of six new Tank Clinic tanker combinations to supplement their fleet dedicated to new and existing contracts for Total....
Technology over-drive
Effective fleet management is a vital component of the commercial transport industry and a major factor in overall logistics costs. FOCUS looks at some...
Busing down under
The general perception is that South Africaโs bus market is something of a disaster area. Annual sales peaked at 1 816 units in 1982,...
World class delivery
The excitement was palpable at the Mercedes-Benz bus assembly plant in East London, as the final 2010 World Cup bus chassis rolled off the...
Here, take the wheel
With the increasing number of bus accidents pointing to high levels of driver incompetence as a primary cause of road deaths, STUART MOIR investigates...
Rising in the east
Thereโs a new truck company rising in the east. Itโs called UD Trucks and it obviously has designs on the Asian commercial vehicle market....
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