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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Twelve tanked-up tips
March 1, 2015

Twelve tanked-up tips

Even with the fuel prices trending downwards, there is still more that vehicle owners can do to reduce fuel consumption and increase their profit...

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Worth the paper itโ€™s printed on?
March 1, 2015

Worth the paper itโ€™s printed on?

What may come of the e-toll report?

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Full Electrification for Volvo Bus?
March 1, 2015

Full Electrification for Volvo Bus?

FRANK BEETON reports that Volvo Bus is to start full production of hybrid-electric buses in 2016, and on the progress of Indiaโ€™s urban bus...

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Changing times
March 1, 2015

Changing times

With increased congestion levels and heightened commuter needs, Cape Town is certainly in the transport spotlight. We speak to one of the cityโ€™s most...

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Idiots, idiots everywhere
February 4, 2015

Idiots, idiots everywhere

A picture is worth a thousand words. What then do we make of the rather large Department of Transport (DoT) billboard on Main Road,...

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Fiat Powertrain Technologies โ€“ An emerging force in global engine supply
February 2, 2015

Fiat Powertrain Technologies โ€“ An emerging force in global engine supply

In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON writes about the emergence of Fiat Powertrain Technologies as a global force...

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Micromanaging maintenance
February 1, 2015

Micromanaging maintenance

We go through the nuts and bolts of choosing to maintain vehicles on site or sending them to a dealer, and ask how to...

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Amaglug-glug
February 1, 2015

Amaglug-glug

South Africa is experiencing an increase in new and more-advanced vehicles with particular fuel requirements. How ready are fuel companies for these changes, in...

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Freezing time
February 1, 2015

Freezing time

Andrew Crafford, business development director at Imperial Logistics Refrigerated Services (ILRS), and Francois van der Westhuizen, national sales manager โ€“ transport, for GEA Refrigeration...

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Great expectations
February 1, 2015

Great expectations

Christo Kleynhans, product manager at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, is quietly optimistic about the brandโ€™s performance at Truck Test 2015. GAVIN MYERS finds out what ace...

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Getting ready to rumble
February 1, 2015

Getting ready to rumble

Iveco South Africa has participated in Truck Test (excluding Truck Test 2014) since it kicked off in 2012. We talk to Christophe Longuet, the...

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Lighten the load
February 1, 2015

Lighten the load

Trans African Concessions (TRAC) is responsible for the 570 km stretch of road between Solomon Mahlangu off-ramp in Tshwane and the Port of Maputo...

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