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Precise planning for supply chain success April 11, 2024 As one of the leading manufacturers of industrial gas, Air Products has established a successful supply chain strategy crafted from industry experience, best practice, and knowledge sharing by global counterparts. So says Maropeng Bahula, general manager of bulk gases and supply chain. Bahula is of the opinion that individual strategic focus areas within the supply chain should be treated with equal importance. This, he says, is the reason for the companyβs […]
Step right up for online auctions April 10, 2024 Online truck auctions are gaining in popularity, but how can buyers steer clear of potential pitfalls and unscrupulous practices? With technological advances and trustworthy turnkey service providers, it is now easier than ever to verify the quality of a used truck without seeing it βin the metalβ prior to purchase. The first port of call for any potential buyer is to ensure they are interacting with a reliable platform. According to […]
MAN opens N7 satellite workshop April 17, 2024 MAN Automotive South Africa has opened a new satellite workshop in the town of Trawal on the N7 route. FERDI DE VOS paid it a visit. The small settlement of Trawal is situated on the banks of the Olifants River, 15km south of Klawer and 267km north of Cape Town, along the N7 national road from Cape Town to Windhoek. The townβs name derives from an old-fashioned Afrikaans word borrowed from Portuguese, […]
Volvo Buses launches global e-mobility platform March 27, 2024 Volvo Buses launched its BZR Electric β a global platform for city, intercity, and commuter operations β in Gothenburg last week. We were there! The new platform is βso much more than a new productβ, according to Anna Westerberg, president of Volvo Buses. βItβs a global multi-purpose platform for several new products,β she explained. The Volvo BZR Electric comes as high-floor or low-entry, in two or three-axle configurations, and with a […]
A battery bank could make a huge difference February 2, 2024 The world is moving towards battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and alternative fuels, with good reason. Engines arenβt the only components that can benefit from electrification, though. German multinational engineering and technology company Bosch already highlighted the benefits of electrified semitrailers back in 2018. It presented an electrified axle at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hannover that year, which could be integrated into these truck-towed transporters. The idea behind it […]
Irizar e-mobility embraces recycled aluminium in buses December 14, 2023 Irizar e-mobility, a Spanish customer of Hydro Extrusions β a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy producer, is the first company to use Hydroβs recycled aluminium, produced with green hydrogen, in its products. The aluminium profiles will be used for bodywork in Irizarβs electric vehicles β one such being its βie tramβ, an electric zero-emission bus with the appearance of a tram. Β TheΒ recycled aluminiumΒ was produced at HydroβsΒ recycling operation in Navarra, […]
Debunking the myths of expensive original spare parts February 5, 2024 Spare parts represent a fair share of maintenance costs for bus and coach owners, and their prices can vary considerably. Why should you buy original spare parts when there are alternatives at much lower cost? Roland Henriksson, who is responsible for Volvo Busesβ circular parts business and chassis and body parts assortment, gets to the heart of the matter, explaining how price and cost are two very different things. […]
Supply chain professionβs toughest year ever? March 4, 2024 Supply chain management may be the toughest it has ever been in 2024. For some time, change has been the only constant in supply chains. It looks like this volatility is set to continue, fuelled by geopolitical tensions, climate crises, and economic instability. With the following trends shaping supply chains in 2024, SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management) president MJ Schoemaker says that they should be on the agendas […]
MAN invests in talent to fortify bus leadership March 5, 2024 MAN Automotive β the long-time leader in South Africaβs bus market β has announced two key appointments within its bus and coach division. Giacomo Virgili is the new head of sales and product bus and Ryno Blignaut has been appointed sales manager bus. Virgili joined MAN eight years ago, while Blignaut joined the company in 2013, and both are seasoned professionals in the commercial vehicle industry. During his decades-long […]
An eagle eye on truck tyres March 14, 2024 GoMetro has launched ConnecTyre: a rim-mounted tyre pressure and temperature management system that lets commercial vehicle owners livestream tyre pressure and temperature into their control centres. Tyre pressure and temperature are considered some of the hardest but most important factors to manage in a commercial vehicle fleet, says Justin Coetzee, CEO of GoMetro. Historically, tyre pressure monitoring systems only alerted the driver of the vehicle to any issues, despite vehicles often […]
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