Regulars

Regulars

FOcus on transport and Logistics

Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.

July 4, 2012

It gets in your blood … or does it?

Often in life, people say something to which your reaction is “Well, we’ll see” – then somewhere down the line, you hit that watershed...

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Long-distance gas-fuelled trucking
July 2, 2012

Long-distance gas-fuelled trucking

In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON discusses Volvo’s gas-engine developments, reveals the second piece in the Mercedes-Benz heavy...

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July 1, 2012

Trucks: demons or darlings?

The World Health Organisation has damned trucks and diesel engines, saying they cause cancer. At the same time, truck and bus manufacturers are polishing...

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July 1, 2012

Tough times and tougher markets?

Interesting and challenging times lie ahead for new commercial vehicle manufacturers and road transport operators, says VIC OLIVER.

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July 1, 2012

What happens when you kill a road?

Roads are the veins and arteries of our economy. When there is no road, no-one can get anywhere or do anything – communities suffer,...

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Isuzu’s Africa-beating buses
July 1, 2012

Isuzu’s Africa-beating buses

What do you get if you add an Isuzu chassis to a Busmark 2000 bus body? A bus that’s rough, tough and ready to...

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BRT – Be Right There?
July 1, 2012

BRT – Be Right There?

Government implemented Bus Rapid Transit systems for various reasons, one being alleviation of the ever-increasing traffic congestion on South African roads. JACO DE KLERK...

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China’s school bus crisis
July 1, 2012

China’s school bus crisis

Reacting to a high number of school bus accidents, the Chinese central government recently instituted a fast-track review of the regulations relating to these...

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Tough temperatures require tough buses
July 1, 2012

Tough temperatures require tough buses

Veolia Transport Finland – one of the county’s largest public transport companies – offers sustainable transport and mobility solutions for cities, towns, local authorities...

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June 4, 2012

We shall never surrender

“We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength … we shall fight in the fields and in...

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Australia’s latest Freightliner Argosy points to the future for the South African version.
June 2, 2012

To be or not to be; that is the Argosy

In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON looks at important differences between the local and Australian versions of the...

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June 1, 2012

The future looks … um …?

I attended the opening address of the Road Freight Association (RFA) Convention hoping to find out if the future looks rosy or bleak –...

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