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The people have spoken
What does the public think about the state of public transport in South Africa? The telling answers are in the recently published results of...
Crazy for VW commercials, a tonne for Ford and Fuso ECanter nears global launch
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has reported the worldwide delivery of 286 800 vehicles thus far this year, representing an increase of 5,3 percent compared with...
A tale of three cities
I’ve recently been travelling on public transport in two big cities (London and New York) and a medium-sized one (Charlotte, North Carolina). I’ve picked...
Celebrating a legend
The “Swiss Army Knife of the automotive industry” turned 70 years old late last year. So, in (rather belated) celebration, we did the only...
How could rail influence the cost of transport?
VIC OLIVER discusses why the general cost of transport in South Africa is too high and how government’s plans for rail could influence this
Helping to rebuild Eden
The devastation caused by the recent fires that swept through the Eden District Municipality (Knysna and surrounding areas), shall remain etched in the memory...
Head above water
The waters are not still in the heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) segment … an encouraging notion indeed
Tailor-made insurance for transporters
Since its inception two years ago, the growth experienced by Scania Insurance Solutions can only be described as “quite phenomenal”
No great shakes
GAVIN MYERS speaks to Sam Rolland, transport economist at Econometrix, about the current state of South Africa’s economy, what it means for the transport...
Croner clocks in
The name Croner epitomises the concept of saving time (Chronos was the Greek god of time) and, therefore, saving money … that’s music to...
Actros versus Actros!
Mercedes-Benz recently organised an utterly fascinating test in Portugal, where it pitted the Actros against itself! The results of this test were astounding. Then...
Making way for 3D printing
Barloworld Logistics identified 3D printing as a key tool that is changing the world of supply chain management, with the industry possibly servicing garage-sized...
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