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FOcus on transport and Logistics
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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Nicolaas Kallie Truter and Lawrence Nkwinika won the truck and bus driver categories respectively.
February 1, 2015

Born to truck

Recently I met an incredible young man who rejuvenated my love for all things trucking (not that itโ€™s ever waned really). Polokwaneโ€™s Dewald Coertse...

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EHCVs and buses to the rescue in 2014
February 1, 2015

EHCVs and buses to the rescue in 2014

FRANK BEETON reflects on the fourth quarter, and full year, of 2014

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South African drivers need a new attitude
February 1, 2015

South African drivers need a new attitude

Poor driver attitude and a disregard for the rules of the road were the major causes of the unacceptable road deaths during the festive...

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The best MAN for the job
February 1, 2015

The best MAN for the job

With the Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) conference coming up in March, we decided to catch up with MAN to discuss the companyโ€™s...

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Transporting the future
February 1, 2015

Transporting the future

Each year, dozens of the nationโ€™s young learners are lost on our roads, while travelling to school via unsafe, informal transport services. The long-awaited...

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Reinvigorated and ready to roll
February 1, 2015

Reinvigorated and ready to roll

VDL Bus and Coach has some exciting new products, services and support systems lined up to ensure it gives its customers exactly what they...

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