Author:focus-on-transport

Transport SMMEs helped by insurer in Covid-19 era

Specialist transport insurance underwriting company, CTU, has announced measures to help alleviate the financial burden that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is placing upon the commuter transport industry. Following the announcement of the lockdown, CTU has announced that for April and potentially May, all active CTU policyholders’ insurance will be reduced by 35 percent. In addition, no inflationary will be processed for April and May, but will be deferred to June. These measures are in place to help ease the financial […]

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Isuzu supports the fight against Covid-19

Hats off to Isuzu Motors South Africa for coming to the party and supporting the fight against Covid-19! The company has made its media fleet available to Gift of the Givers in support of the organisation’s plan to augment public health services. Gift of the Givers has set up a Covid-19 testing facility in Johannesburg and intends to extend this service to Durban, while also supporting medical professionals with protective wear and supplying essential medical equipment. Denise van Huyssteen, corporate […]

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Accurate fuel consumption measurement even more important with coronavirus

Given the many challenges we’re facing with the coronavirus, monitoring the fuel consumption of a fleet is more important than ever before. After all, fuel can represent anything from 40 to 60 percent of an operator’s running expenses. When it comes to fuel monitoring, there are four types of fuel sensors in use today: flow-type sensors, CAN bus injector and float systems, float sensors and capacitive fuel sensors, which Ctrack maintains provide the most reliable means to monitor fuel use. […]

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Castrol urges truckers to drive safely during lockdown

The production, distribution and supply of food and basic goods has been deemed an essential service – meaning truck drivers will need to remain on the roads during the lockdown. Bearing this in mind, Castrol South Africa has urged fleet operators and truck drivers to ensure that road safety is top of mind during this critical time. In addition, adequate steps should be taken to ensure the health and wellness of the drivers while they traverse the country as a […]

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Sanral operations declared essential service during Covid-19 lockdown

The Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) and toll operations of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) have been declared an essential service by national government. Confirmation of this declaration was received last week and Sanral has subsequently informed employees and service providers in order to enable these services to be executed during the lockdown period. “RRM activities are important to ensure good safety performance of national roads, while toll operations are equally important to ensure seamless mobility and effective […]

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State of the commercial vehicle market, February 2020

Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg Total: 11 625 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 89 Ford Motor Company 1 923 GWM 156 Hyundai Automotive SA 319 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 333 Iveco 0 Changan 23 JMC 25 Kia South Africa 143 Mahindra 420 Mazda South Africa 14 Mercedes-Benz SA 97 Mitsubishi 39 Nissan 2 109 Opel 15 Peugeot 1 Renault 3 Suzuki Auto 63 Toyota 4 500 Volkswagen SA 353 Medium Commercial Vehicles 3 501 – 8 500 […]

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Webfleet solutions: a step above the rest

One could be forgiven for thinking that vehicle tracking systems on offer by telematics companies are all the same. Telematics – a method of monitoring a vehicle by using GPS and onboard diagnostics to record movements on a computerised map – is a trusted way to supply relevant data to the end user. All available systems in the market profess to be able to do that. But which vehicle tracking system can provide data to its customers in a user-friendly […]

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Scania for the long haul

Scania is a renowned supplier of long-haul trucks. Little surprise then, that when Matumi Fresh Logistics – a supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables to customers throughout South Africa – wanted fuel-efficient, refrigerated long-haul trucks, it went the Scania route Located in the verdant province of Mpumalanga, Matumi Fresh Logistics is dependent on an efficient cold chain to deliver to its 90-plus locations. The company has a mixed fleet of 23 vehicles, ranging from small delivery vans to bigger long-haul trucks. […]

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Logging into the future

The time of autonomous vehicles is nigh with newsfeeds on these self-driving machines increasing each year. We discover that the forestry industry is also jumping on this bandwagon History was made last year when the first cab-less electric truck – Einride’s autonomous truck, called the T-pod – drove on a public road, as was reported by Charleen Clarke, editorial director of FOCUS, in Issue 7, 2019. “The ground-breaking event took place at DB Schenker’s facility in Jönköping, Sweden,” she wrote. […]

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MAN – with you all the way

Seasoned truckers around the globe have regularly commented that the sales department sells the first unit and the after-sales service ensures the sales that follow. MAN Automotive is very mindful of this – which is why the company is determined to deliver the very best after-sales service in the industry At MAN Automotive, the last three years have seen a multitude of initiatives, which confirm to fleet operators that the company is right on top of the after-sales game. These […]

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