Category:Featured Issue 6 2019
New horizons for MCV
Cape Town-based bus builder MCV SA, part of an international conglomerate that is a global leader in transport solutions, has plans to become the...
More trade routes for Russia
Over the next six years, Russia aims to spend around R1,3 trillion on expanding and improving its transport infrastructure. MARISKA MORRIS takes a closer look...
Daimler makes tracks into the future
“Everything indicates we are on the right track”, was the message from the 2019 Daimler Truck & Bus annual press briefing. JARLATH SWEENEY from...
Packed in eco-friendly wrappers
It might have started out small with some pushback against single-use plastic bags, but the demand for more environmentally friendly packaging is becoming a...
Positivity abounds at Nampo 2019
Nampo 2019 grew on records from previous years, and so it’s impossible to cover the entire show in one report. That’s not stopped us...
The next-generation Scania is here!
The next-generation Scania has earned the ultimate international accolade: that of International Truck of the Year. Now it’s arrived in South Africa. And, as...
To add or not to add
For decades, lubrication additives (we’re talking drivetrain oils here) have attracted a fair amount of controversy surrounding their actual effectiveness and whether or not...
Insuring your right to repair
With the controversy surrounding the Right to Repair codes of conduct currently being compiled by the Competition Commission, GAVIN MYERS finds out how this...
Local electric conversions – a viable proposition?
GAVIN MYERS meets a local company that is setting out to convert the nation’s heavy commercial vehicles to electric propulsion Dwindling fuel reserves (and,...
Low economic growth impedes sales in MCV market
LIANA SHAW explores the condition of the medium commercial vehicle (MCV) segment and what operators can expect heading towards 2020 Consumer and business confidence...