Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Heavenly Constellation
This month VIC OLIVER road tests the Volkswagen Constellation 15.180 freight carrier chassis fitted with a 7.3 metre van body.
Critical analysis
The slow progress being made with the roll-out of South Africaโs public transport systems and the new kilometre-based subsidy system which has stifled growth...
Protection is key
UDO RYPSTRA says that the introduction of the Consumer Protection Act on 1 April will pose a number of problems to bus and coach...
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...
Asian transport: birth of the Iron Silk Road
In a move that is changing East-West trade balances, Asian countries are not only upgrading and expanding the ancient Silk Road for internal trade,...
Licenced to kill: cost cutting could be lethal
Having watched from the sidelines during โtruck stopโ initiatives aimed at training traffic officers to better identify defects on heavy vehicles, one question keeps...
Bei Ben goes modern
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON reports on the launch of a new series of Chinese Bei Ben...
Golden handshake
The partnership between MAN Truck & Bus and Golden Arrow Bus Service was recently cemented with the delivery of the 500th MAN bus to...
Fatal crashes: Why South Africa has such a bad reputation
Bus and minibus accidents have been a factor in giving South Africa a bad reputation internationally, but what do the statistics say? And how...
Toll tariffs: a potentially explosive issue
Transport, after housing (including water and electricity), is the biggest expense on the South African household expenditure list. With fuel prices rising, plus the...
Too little, too late
I am somewhat bemused at the outcry over the implementation of the toll fees in Gauteng. Do they amount to daylight robbery? Of course,...
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