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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Culture of cloning
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON ponders on the Chinese obsession with Isuzuโs cab design, reports on new...
Of Glasgow and glaciers
Most South Africans are looking ahead at 2017 with some trepidation. Added to state capture, downgrades, inequality and university fees, the lack of adequate...
Too little, too late?
Electric was the name of the game at this yearโs IAA โฆ but is it a case of too little, too late?
E: the letter to define a generation?
E-mobility; Iโm becoming obsessed by it โ and you probably should tooโฆ
Brazilian buses and South African befuddlement
FRANK BEETON reports on Brazilโs ailing bus industry and the possible implications for South Africa
Crowd Mapping โ making sense of the chaos
Public transport in most developing countries is an ever-changing mix of independent operators all following their own rules, routes, schedules and rate hikes. The...
No easy mission
Designed and built for heavy-duty operations, the Astra HD 9 86.56 8ร6, with a gross vehicle weight of 60 t, can replace a dumper...
What Africa has to offer
Electra Mining Africa 2016 was one of the biggest and best thus far, attracting a multitude of suppliers and buyers. We went along to...
When is a van not (just) a van?
The humble van is about to become so much more. CHARLEEN CLARKE attends the Van Innovation Campus, hosted by Mercedes-Benz, and discovers that the...
Forging a path
Grain Carriers, the countryโs largest haulier of grain and related produce, recently celebrated 25 years on the road in grand style โฆ GAVIN MYERS...
Future-proofed fleets use Big Data
In many respects, fleet managers today work at the cutting-edge of information and communication technology convergence, where myriad hardware and software elements combine to...
Fleet manager or bean counter?
While some economists feel that the South African economy has reached the lowest point of its contraction, the remaining question is: at what point...
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