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Russiaโ€™s transportation renaissance
June 1, 2015

Russiaโ€™s transportation renaissance

Russiaโ€™s insular transportation industry is belatedly opening up to the outside world, as the nationโ€™s thirst for imported goods slots it into global supply...

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FOCUS editor Charleen Clarke recently met Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters, when she travelled to Cape Town to witness Golden Arrow Bus Services receiving its Road Transport Management System (RTMS) accreditation. Read more about this milestone in the South African bus industry on page 54 of this issue of FOCUS.
June 1, 2015

Open letter to the Minister of Transport

Dear Minister Peters First, I must say that it was an honour to meet you at the Golden Arrow Bus Services function in Cape...

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Congratulations are in order
June 1, 2015

Congratulations are in order

I recently experienced nothing short of world-class service at the Mogale City motor vehicle licensing office. Others in the Gauteng region should follow its...

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Of Rhodes and rails!
June 1, 2015

Of Rhodes and rails!

Last month I made some suggestions for the Gautrain. A further development has been the withdrawal, due to lacking support, of the Nasrec Business...

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The longest Mercedes
June 1, 2015

The longest Mercedes

FRANK BEETON reports on the longest complete Mercedes-Benz bus of all.

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Tearing up the traditional ticket
June 1, 2015

Tearing up the traditional ticket

CLAIRE RENCKEN investigates how some operators, particularly in the United Kingdom (UK), are facilitating access to public transport by offering an integrated ticketing and...

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Golden moment!
June 1, 2015

Golden moment!

Golden Arrow Bus Services has earned Road Transport Management System (RTMS) accreditation, in so doing writing itself into the annals of South African bus...

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Reaching new heights
May 16, 2015

Reaching new heights

After a year of planning, Truck Test 2015 hit the open road during April. It was the most thoroughly planned, scientifically accurate, utterly awesome...

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Tracking the Test
May 16, 2015

Tracking the Test

The Truck Test spectacle does not just happen on its own โ€“ there is considerable behind-the-scenes work to be done … for that, the...

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More than just a test!
May 16, 2015

More than just a test!

According to Hino South Africaโ€™s Gert Agenbag, senior manager for sales, and Leslie Long, senior manager for marketing and demand planning, companies would be...

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Hot on the trail(er) of success
May 16, 2015

Hot on the trail(er) of success

This might be the first Truck Test event for trailer manufacturing company GRW, but it has been an industry player for nearly two decades....

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Finding real value
May 16, 2015

Finding real value

With their view of Truck Test as a fun, yet professionally run (and ultimately necessary) event, two of MAN Truck & Bus SAโ€™s top...

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