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A triumphant success!
Following a sabbatical in 2016, Truck Test was back with a bang during March 2017. GAVIN MYERS recounts all the action
A good showing by MAN
Witnessing a beautiful, early sunrise was a symbol of things to come at Truck Test 2017 for MAN Truck & Bus South Africa. The whole experience – from sunrise to the especially sunny results of its TGS 26.480 EfficientLine – was one to remember
Predictive cruise control rocks!
The results of every Truck Test are eagerly awaited, debated and sometimes criticised. MARTIN DAMMANN, director of TruckScience, explains this year’s results and provides some behind-the-scenes commentary
Quiet confidence
Following its stellar performance in Truck Test 2015, DAF was back in 2017 with all the enthusiasm that comes with the anticipation of a repeat performance
Loadtech’s fancy gadgets
Loadtech, a leading South African manufacturer of quality load cells and weighing technology, partnered with Truck Test for the second time and, once again, its gadgets didn’t disappoint. Loadtech showed off its new wireless technology used in its OnBoard weighing systems
Oils well that ends well
GAVIN MYERS and Mitch Launspach – inland sales manager: commercial, at Fuchs Lubricants South Africa – drop down to molecular level to find out how oils protect a vehicle’s vital mechanical components
Tankers to outperform any competition
Colt Energy will soon receive 20 new tankers, which use state-of-the-art technology to outperform competitors with a shorter offload period
The right repair
How can one ensure that vehicles, which have been damaged in accidents, are repaired using quality replacement parts? GAVIN MYERS finds out from the South African Motor Body Repairers Association (Sambra)
Importance of warranties in a “junk” economy
With ratings agencies Standard & Poor’s and Fitch having downgraded South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to ”junk” status, warranties have become ever more important to fleet owners. ANLERIE DE WET finds out how they can benefit the local transport industry
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