Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
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
Let’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
Year of the Afriway
Time flies when you’re having fun… The truth of that statement could not have been more surprising when the realisation dawned on GAVIN MYERS...
Defining the bus of the future
FOCUS looks into its crystal ball to uncover some innovations that hint at the buses of the future
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...
Labour shortage looms over Japan’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
An effort by all
The battle for safer roads continues and the transport industry (both the road freight and public sides) has a role to play
Giving the fleet manager his due
To run a cost-effective road-transport operation, it is essential that companies give their fleet managers the full authority and responsibility to do their job,...
A jewel in the Iveco crown
Family businesses have been the backbone of entrepreneurship for many years. A key factor is their longevity, which translates to these businesses becoming a...
Judicial underreach?
VAUGHAN MOSTERT presents a transport case study for the judiciary’s role in transport spending
Everything in one
At the 2017 Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) conference, Volvo introduced a new, versatile, environmentally friendly chassis. GAVIN MYERS finds out more
Under promise and over deliver
Scania South Africa presented a development of its front-engine bus chassis at the 2017 Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) conference. GAVIN MYERS finds...
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