Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
The story of Irizar and Intercape
Irizar has been supplying luxury bus service company Intercape with luxury coaches for a good few years. Itโs been a partnership where both have...
Gautrain and busโฆ counting the pennies
The Gautrain and its bus feeder system will bring a new era in public transport that will not only affect ordinary commuters, but bus,...
A thumbs up for the Gautrain and bus
The decision to switch from using her car to commute to work and back to using the Gautrain system instead has come easily to...
No end in sight for South Africaโs โdeath trapsโ
General Motors, through its subsidiaries in East and South Africa, is now deeply involved in sub-Saharan countries to replace minibus taxis with 32-seater buses....
Higer: remember that name!
Undoubtedly, the main focus of global attention for the automotive industry for the next half a decade or so will be on the emergence...
A catalogue of blunders โฆ
In the last nine months, the Department of Transport has had to withdraw at least four pieces of legislation of which Iโm aware (and...
Global truck markets start to recover
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON provides analysis of the 2010 European and East Asian truck markets as...
Iveco does not need Daimler
The cat is officially out of the bag: Iveco has no desire to be acquired by Daimler, and it doesnโt need its financial muscle....
Truck drivers need to earn their wages!
To justify higher wages truck drivers need to take more responsibility to ensure that their vehicle is more productive and safe on the road.
Itโs not what you know โฆ
SABOA conference โ a networking opportunity for operators and OEMs.ย The recent Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA) annual conference proved to be an outstanding...
Routemaster reborn?
Back in the December 2009 issue of FOCUS, correspondent Shaun Connors described his impressions of driving a London Routemaster double-deck bus. In the supporting...
TATA attacks bus market
In South Africaโs bus market, which is dominated by bus bodies built onto truck chassis, Tata has now positioned itself by offering buses built...
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