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Helping to rebuild Eden
August 20, 2017

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...

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Head above water
August 20, 2017

Head above water

The waters are not still in the heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) segment … an encouraging notion indeed

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Tailor-made insurance for transporters
August 20, 2017

Tailor-made insurance for transporters

Since its inception two years ago, the growth experienced by Scania Insurance Solutions can only be described as โ€œquite phenomenalโ€

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No great shakes
August 20, 2017

No great shakes

GAVIN MYERS speaks to Sam Rolland, transport economist at Econometrix, about the current state of South Africaโ€™s economy, what it means for the transport...

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Croner clocks in
August 20, 2017

Croner clocks in

The name Croner epitomises the concept of saving time (Chronos was the Greek god of time) and, therefore, saving money … thatโ€™s music to...

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Actros versus Actros!
August 20, 2017

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...

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Making way for 3D printing
August 20, 2017

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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Letโ€™s have more taxi blockathons!
August 19, 2017

Letโ€™s have more taxi blockathons!

I wish that the taxi people would time their blockades to coincide with a passing VIP convoy. That will be fun to watch

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Year of the Afriway
August 19, 2017

Year of the Afriway

Time flies when youโ€™re having fun… The truth of that statement could not have been more surprising when the realisation dawned on GAVIN MYERS...

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Defining the bus of the future
August 19, 2017

Defining the bus of the future

FOCUS looks into its crystal ball to uncover some innovations that hint at the buses of the future

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Real buses for Kenya
August 19, 2017

Real buses for Kenya, Sightseeing tour bus goes electric and Iveco unleashes the Stralis X-Way

Daimler Buses recently announced an ambitious project to launch two Nairobi-built Mercedes-Benz buses for the highly profitable Kenyan market. The buses are specifically built...

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Labour shortage looms over Japanโ€™s transport industry
August 17, 2017

Labour shortage looms over Japanโ€™s transport industry

A countrywide labour shortage and an older workforce have left the Japanese transport industry with too few truck drivers. MARISKA MORRIS reports

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