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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Harbouring success
Humanity has been crossing oceans for millennia, initially in search of new lands and later for trade โฆ itโs no wonder that transporting goods...
Digitally speaking
Digital technologies are changing the ways in which we move around cities, towns and countries. CLAIRE RENCKEN speaks to a couple of specialists in the...
Train-ing for tomorrow
Itโs no secret; Africa is no longer the โDark Continentโ as it houses countries that feature some impressive economic expansion, but the โdark agesโ...
Birdโs eye view of trailers
The South African trailer industry has a lot to talk about at the moment. GAVIN MYERS continues the conversation with some of the countryโs...
Build a truck, race a bike
Having taken over the General Motors (GM) Kempston Road plant in Port Elizabeth (PE) last year, Isuzu Truck South Africa (ITSA) is also pedalling...
The house that scania built!
Regular FOCUS readers will know that I am spending a lot of time with the Scania team, because these wonderfully patient people are helping...
Making a splash
The annual Professional Movers Association (PMA) Congress delivered a mix of fun and business for its delegates. TONY MILLS reports.
Properly jacked up
Changing a wheel on a fully loaded trailer is not easy at the best of times. However, an innovative solution is now available.
MAN drives Tshwane green
Green is the new purple in South Africaโs โJacaranda Cityโ. This much was apparent when the City of Tshwaneโs commuter bus operator, Tshwane Bus...
Warning signs
The recent Southern African Transport Conference brought to light a number of interesting research papers, including how working with minibus taxi operators and delivering...
Taking a back seat
At the end of August, VDL Bus & Coach South Africa said farewell to its managing director, Sam Mansingh, the man who brought the...
Of aspirations and corruption
Itโs still too early to predict the outcome of the e-toll review process, although, at the time of writing, all indications are that everyone...
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