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Groupe PSA wins the 2019 International Van of the Year (IVoY) Award
(September 20, 2018 11:44 am)
MAN wins first-ever Truck Innovation Award
(September 20, 2018 11:40 am)
Ford Trucks lifts the 2019 International Truck of the Year Award
(September 20, 2018 11:32 am)
Marijuana regulations a high priority
(September 20, 2018 10:56 am)
Minibus taxis in support of owl conservation
(September 13, 2018 10:18 am)
German motorists would rather not share the road with truck drivers…
(September 13, 2018 10:16 am)
Defining a future for SA’s automotive industry
(September 13, 2018 10:13 am)
FAW celebrates local production milestone
(September 13, 2018 10:10 am)
FOCUS Regulars
Trucks and traffic-light trage...
A possible solution to reducing accidents involving heavy-duty trucks at traffic lights Serious and fatal collisions that occur at traffic-light intersections in South Africa often
A new future, brick by BRIC(s)
Last month at the BRICS summit I was fortunate enough to attend a Russia-South Africa breakfast on future investment opportunities for both countries The Brics
The parable of the China dolls
Here’s a parable that helps to explain how transport in all its forms is actually letting down the South African economy In addition to all
The standard contract
Part of risk management for a logistics company is to understand its contractual obligations and the allocation of risks and liabilities between it and the
Going nowhere quickly
Is South Africa the “Gateway to Africa” or the “Gateway to Nowhere”? Way back in the 1990s I attended a business seminar hosted by scenario
MAN at IAA: feast of trucking ...
MAN has a treat of trucking innovations in store for visitors to the IAA this month. These are in addition to the bus, coach and
Driverless trucks ready to hit...
Highway maintenance personnel take their lives into their own hands – quite literally – when working on German highways. As we all know, many highways
Coolest bakkie ever?
My dear friend, Jarlath Sweeney, editor-in-chief of Ireland’s Fleet Transport magazine, brought this incredible vehicle to our attention. Sadly, it’s just a concept – but isn’t
Snap on target
Regular readers of this column will recall that I visited ZF, in Friedrichshafen, Germany, last month in order to attend the company’s Technology Day. We
Engineering road safety
How do we create safer roads? The road safety workshop at the 2018 Southern African Transport Conference tried to find some answers by looking at
The Menace of False Driving Li...
Because of the number of drivers in South Africa who use our roads with false and illegally obtained driving licences, it has become necessary for
The Madness of King Trump
The global effects of the US import tariff hikes have already been felt in South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa must have thought he had it (relatively)
Global Focus News
MAN at IAA: feast of trucking technology!
MAN has a treat of trucking innovations in store for visitors to the IAA this month. These are in addition to the bus, coach and
Corporate Profiles
MCV flexes its muscles at Saboa
The proudly South African commercial vehicle manufacturer had its luxury MCV 600 and semi-luxury MCV S140N on display at the 2018 Southern African Bus Operators
Product Reviews
A van full of virtues
GAVIN MYERS recently put the all-new Volkswagen (VW) Crafter to work and came away very impressed I will forever be grateful for some of the perks associated with
Latest News
Groupe PSA wins the 2019 International Van of...
The new generation of vans by Groupe PSA – including the Peugeot Partner, Citroën Berlingo van, Opel Combo and Vauxhall Combo – has been awarded
MAN wins first-ever Truck Innovation Award
MAN Truck & Bus has won the inaugural Truck Innovation Award for 2019 in recognition of its aFAS Level 4 automated driverless safety truck. The
Ford Trucks lifts the 2019 International Truc...
The new F-Max, produced by Ford Trucks, has been elected International Truck of the Year (IToY) for 2019 by a jury of 23 commercial-vehicle editors
Marijuana regulations a high priority
While the announcement earlier this week by the Constitutional Court that marijuana is now legal in South Africa for private use may be the highlight
Minibus taxis in support of owl conservation
For some time now, owls have been employed in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township to curb the prevalence of rats. Owl nesting and release boxes have been
German motorists would rather not share the r...
Germany has a problem – more and more trucks are flooding the country’s freeways and highways. This has pushed up the number of serious accidents
Gallery
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