Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Rainy days and washaways
The JRA faces an uphill battle as the rainy season has again washed away the best of Joburg’s roads
What Chance Regional Integration?
The cross-border road-transport industry throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region operates in a permanent climate of frustration at the continual obstacles to...
Coming to a pole near you?
This is the 50th Hopping Off column and I remain humbly aware that I have repeated myself several times by now. So, forgive me...
Rewriting the trucking rulebook, Mack Trucks sings its own Anthem and E-Fuso to take MFTBC to the future
“The Tesla Semi will deliver a far better experience for truck drivers, while increasing safety and significantly reducing the cost of cargo transport.” That...
Questions around the UK’s truck platoon trial
In 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) is set to run a £8,1-million (R152-million) truck platooning test. While similar tests have run successfully in other...
Redefining “entry level”
Mercedes-Benz has the ambition to be the number one manufacturer in the South African bus market. To do so, it is boosting the structure...
North West eager for new transport system
In February this year, the Rustenburg municipality began road construction in the CBD to prepare for the area’s new bus rapid transit system. WILLIAM...
Removing the risk from logistics
There are two primary ways in which logistics users, and their service providers, can manage their risk
An exchange rate in flux
Drawing a link between exchange-rate movements and the price of new vehicles is essential to ensure that exchange-rate risk is minimised
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