Author:charleen-clarke
Forklift market soars in 2021 December 14, 2021 The demand for forklift equipment grew in 2021, largely on the back of orders cancelled in 2020 now filtering through. Thatโs according to Shumani Industrial Equipment MD Victor Nemukula. Now the largest black-owned and managed industrial equipment supplier in South Africa, Shumani is an appointed dealer for all Goscor Group companies that import industrial equipment for the South African market. It supplies world-class equipment across the breadth of the industrial and construction […]
Hinoโs hybrid truck excels during Dakar testing December 14, 2021 Hino Team Sugawara has conducted extensive testing of the 1ย 000 hp hybrid truck it has entered in the 2022 Dakar Rally. Results have been very promising as the team aims to take on the so-called โmonster trucksโ with Hinoโs first racing diesel-electric hybrid powertrain. This event, which is considered the most gruelling motorsport event in the world, will take place in Saudi Arabia from January 2 to 14. The Hino […]
Peugeot launches Landtrek bakkie December 15, 2021 Peugeot has launched a new bakkie called the Landtrek, which is available in 4×2 and 4×4 diesel double cab. It offers up to three tonnes of towing capacity and a payload that exceeds one tonne. Whatโs more, the new Peugeot Landtrek has the most accommodating cargo bed in the segment. In terms of comfort, Landtrek comes with state-of-the-art onboard technology, advanced adaptability and SUV-like driving pleasure. The exterior design is outstanding with a […]
Iveco vs Iveco! December 9, 2021 At FOCUS, weโve become extremely well known for commercial vehicle tests โ and weโve conducted lots over the years. Weโre also the one and only independent authority that is evaluating commercial vehicles in South Africa. But recently we undertook a test that was a first for us. Instead of comparing rival products, it was a case of Iveco versus Iveco! CHARLEEN CLARKE and JONATHAN CRAWFORD report The subjects of our road test were two […]
60 years on, Daimlerโs diamond shines bright in East London December 9, 2021 November 23 represented a significant milestone in the history of Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA), as the diamond anniversary celebrations for the companyโs East London assembly plant kicked off. As one of the cornerstones of Daimlerโs completely knocked-down (CKD) production and assembly network outside Germany, the DTBSA plant on South Africaโs east coast has been assembling and producing pioneering vehicles ever since it rolled South […]
Revealed: why this MAN is the world’s best truck November 16, 2021 MANโs new Truck Generation (TG) range has arrived in South Africa โ and it carries the worldโs most important credential: the International Truck of the Year title. CHARLEEN CLARKE explains why the TGX has been named the best truck in the world. There are dozens of reasons why MAN won the trucking industryโs most sought-after accolade โ because the new MAN does a lot of things right. For […]
Scania bucks bus and coach trend November 11, 2021 While the bus and coach market has been decimated โ not just here in South Africa but all over the world โ 2021 has been a success story for Scania South Africa, as Marco Guedes, generalย manager busย &ย coach, tells CHARLEEN CLARKE. While the pandemic has affected life in general, the impact on transport has been massive. โAs we know, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the global movement of […]
Terrifying fuel prices: Who is to blame? November 10, 2021 This year just hasnโt been fun. Quite frankly, weโve just had too much with which to contend. I am, of course, referring to the pandemic, the riots and violence, the shortage of semiconductors, the chaos at our border posts โฆ and more. As if that wasnโt enough, weโre also now dealing with scary fuel prices. Who is to blame? One of the reasons for our sky-high fuel cost is the […]
Truck drivers are recognised โ finally October 20, 2021 For years, CHARLEEN CLARKE has battled to get an answer to this question: why does no one appreciate truck drivers? Itโs taken a dire shortage of fuel and other goods in the United Kingdom for people to finally realise their value. “Supply chain woes may mean Christmas is cancelled,โ proclaimed UK newspaper The Times recently. โIf no solution is found to a shortage of drivers and manpower, this yearโs festive season […]
Should the Minister of Transport be fired? September 16, 2021 For as long as Iโve been writing about transport (many decades), the Department of Transport (DoT) โ and its head, the minister at the time โ has come under fire. Sometimes rightly. Sometimes wrongly. Now, itโs the turn of Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula who, of late, certainly does appear to be making some daft decisions (or doing nothing at all)โฆ One of the departmentโs and indeed the ministerโs fiercest critics […]
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