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FOcus on transport and Logistics
The end is nigh?
Just as we think weโre out of the rough, the rand plummets and fuel prices soar to ridiculous heights. But it isnโt all doom...
Electro-paradigm
Twenty years ago traditional film cameras outclassed their digital successors. Today, gigapixel photography is common practice. What will electric motors do to diesel engines...
Ground control to mining haulier
Frank Herbert famously states in his sci-fi epic, Dune: โHe who controls the spice, controls the universe.โ Today, engineers and designers are encouraged to...
Sliding into the market
Lubricants are often termed the lifeblood of a machine, and lubricant suppliers are one of the fleet ownerโs closest allies in controlling running and...
Keeping the odds in your favour
The golden rule of any casino is that business should never be a gamble. With the logistics industry being at far greater risk of...
Eggceptional
Traffic congestion is the scourge of road transport โ plaguing operators and motorists alike. But, with a unique single-person mobility concept form Hyundai, the...
Family wagon
The car-ferry company Motorvia is South Africaโs oldest and largest; growing into the family it is today has allowed it to maintain that leadership....
Iveco set to seal a show-steal
Thereโs a veritable galaxy of camera flashes at the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) every two years, hungry for whatever aces the vehicle manufacturing...
Are we in trouble?
Regular FOCUS readers know that I am the eternal optimist. But right now, as I pen this column, I am a tad concerned. Not...
Donโt lose your wheels
Incorrectly chosen and fitted wheels can pose a major threat to the safety of oneโs vehicle and to others on the road. ย
Hail the truck driver
โHow do you do, the things that you do? No one I know could ever keep up with you โฆโ pop duo Roxette sang...
Crash boom bus
Bus and coach crashes plague the industry both locally and globally. Are profits being put ahead of human lives? Are management, maintenance and driver...
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